High-energy trauma with anterior shoulder dislocation and concomitant fracture of the acromion: Case report
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccot.2016.10.002Keywords:
high energy trauma, anterior shoulder dislocation, acromion fractureAbstract
Whereas posterior shoulder dislocation with a concomitant acromion fracture is known in literature, there is no report of an anterior shoulder dislocation with an acromion fracture. We report a case involving a 51-year-old patient sustaining a high-energy trauma with an anterior shoulder dislocation and displaced acromion fracture. As the patient had no clinical signs of a direct impact to the shoulder, the acromion fracture was interpreted as a deltoid traction injury due to the high-energy trauma. After closed reduction of the shoulder the acromion fracture was successfully treated conservatively.
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