Shoulder - Anterior dislocation/ humerus fracture - AP

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Shoulder - Anterior dislocation/ humerus fracture - AP

  • This shoulder dislocation is complicated by a fracture of the humeral head

Shoulder - Anterior dislocation/Hill-Sachs lesion - Axial view

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Shoulder - Anterior dislocation/Hill-Sachs lesion - Axial view

  • Flattening or indentation of the posterior humeral head following shoulder dislocation is known as a 'Hill-Sachs' lesion
  • n this case the humeral head is impacted on the anterior rim of the glenoid.

Shoulder - Anterior dislocation/glenoid fracture - AP

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Shoulder - Anterior dislocation/glenoid fracture - AP

  • The humeral head has been relocated following an anterior dislocation. A fragment of bone is visible at the anterior-inferior edge of the glenoid
  • A fracture of the anterior glenoid following shoulder dislocation is known as a 'bony Bankhart' lesion

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Last reviewed: November 2018