Posterior shoulder dislocation with ipsilateral proximal humerus type 2 physeal fracture: case report
In pediatric patients, proximal humeral physeal fractures are uncommon injuries compared with distal physeal fractures. Usually, the growth plate is the most vulnerable site of fracture in the proximal humerus. Proximal humeral physeal fractures accompanying posterior shoulder dislocation
are very rare. There are few recent reports on the combination of glenohumeral dislocation and proximal humerus fractures. Here, we describe a case of posterior shoulder dislocation with ipsilateral proximal humerus type 2 physeal fracture in a 9-year-old boy. We treated the patient by closed
reduction and percutaneous pinning under general anesthesia.
Keywords: Salter–Harris type II; humeral head; ipsilateral fracture and dislocation; posterior dislocation; type 2 physeal fracture
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Cheonan-si, South Korea
Publication date: 01 May 2015
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