Fracture dislocation of the humerus with intrathoracic humeral head fragment - A case report and review of the literature

A Frodl; H Eberbach; Ö Senbaklavaci; H Schmal; M Jaeger

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100592

Fracture dislocation of the humerus with intrathoracic humeral head fragment - A case report and review of the literature

Trauma Case Rep. 2021 Dec 23:37:100592. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100592. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Authors

A Frodl¹, H Eberbach¹, Ö Senbaklavaci², H Schmal^{1

3}, M Jaeger¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany.
³ University Hospital Odense, Dep. Of Orthopedic Surgery, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark.

Abstract

We present a rare case of humeral fracture dislocation with intrathoracic humeral head fragment. A 74-year old female was transferred to a major trauma facility after falling on her arm while gardening. An intrathoracic humeral head fragment was diagnosed after initial imaging. In correspondence with the department of thoracic surgery, the decision was made to remove the intrathoracic fragment thoracoscopically and succeed with a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.

Keywords: Fracture dislocation; Humeral fracture; Intrathoracic humeral head fragment; Reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

Publication types

Case Reports