title: Nonoperatively treated infraglenoid tubercle avulsion.
abstract: Infraglenoid tubercle avulsion fractures are extremely rare injuries. We report a 38-year-old male with glenoid cavity fracture and infraglenoid tubercle avulsion of the left shoulder following a fall from bike. He refused surgery and was treated nonoperatively. Follow-up radiography and CT at 18 months revealed a malunited infraglenoid tubercle with signs of early glenohumeral osteoarthritis. He did not have shoulder instability or pain and had a fair-good functional outcome. There are no previously published data on the anatomic outcome of nonoperatively treated displaced infraglenoid tubercle avulsion fractures based on CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College, Kolenchery, Kochi, Kerala 682311, India.
authors.forename: Renjit Thomas
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Issac
authors.forename: Hitesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gopalan
authors.forename: Cherian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Mathew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: Sujith Mathew
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Issac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries*; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed