Successful Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fracture After Dysvascular Subcoracoid Humeral Head Dislocation: A Case Report

JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Jan-Mar;10(1):e0313. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00313.

Abstract

Case: We present the case of a 36-year-old patient with a 4-part proximal humerus fracture with subcoracoid dislocation and devascularization of the humeral head after a fall onto his right shoulder.

Conclusion: The patient was successfully treated with open reduction and locking plate fixation to demonstrate that a successful postoperative functional outcome with humeral head survival can be achieved in these complex situations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Open Fracture Reduction / methods*
  • Radiography
  • Shoulder Dislocation / complications*
  • Shoulder Dislocation / diagnostic imaging
  • Shoulder Fractures / complications
  • Shoulder Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Shoulder Fractures / rehabilitation
  • Shoulder Fractures / surgery*