title: Transitory inferior dislocation of shoulder in a child after humerus fracture.
abstract: A case of transitory inferior shoulder dislocation in 12 years old boy is reported. He fell from bicycle and injured his left shoulder region. X-ray revealed mildly displaced fracture of the surgical neck of left humerus. Arm sling was applied on fractured side and analgesics were prescribed for pain. As routine follow-up, X-rays were repeated after one week, alignment of fracture was good but humeral head was dislocated inferior to glenoid. This dislocation was not in immediate post-injury radiograph. Transitory inferiorly dislocation of shoulder is very rare in children.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, Wahat Shifa Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Iftikhar Ahmad
authors: IA
authors: Kahlon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012782:Shoulder; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome