Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head
Head-splitting fractures occur as a result of violent compression of the head against the glenoid; the head splits and the tuberosities may remain attached to the fragments or split and separate. Isolated humeral head-splitting fractures are rare injuries. Favorable results with osteosynthesis can b...
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| author | Andreas Panagopoulos Konstantinos Pantazis Ilias Iliopoulos Ioannis Seferlis Zinon Kokkalis |
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| description | Head-splitting fractures occur as a result of violent compression of the head against the glenoid; the head splits and the tuberosities may remain attached to the fragments or split and separate. Isolated humeral head-splitting fractures are rare injuries. Favorable results with osteosynthesis can be difficult to achieve because of the very proximal location of the head fracture and associated poor vascularity. We present a case of a 67-year-old man who sustained a severe, sword-like trauma to his left shoulder after a road traffic accident with associated isolated open Gustilo-Anderson IIIA humeral head-splitting fracture. Bony union was achieved with minimal internal fixation but the clinical outcome deteriorated due to accompanying axillary nerve apraxia. To our knowledge, this type of sword-like injury with associated humeral head-split fracture has not previously been reported. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ac3b510c24540e68ef2970721f48ccd2025-02-03T01:21:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572016-01-01201610.1155/2016/35395033539503Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the HeadAndreas Panagopoulos0Konstantinos Pantazis1Ilias Iliopoulos2Ioannis Seferlis3Zinon Kokkalis4Department of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Patras University Hospital, Papanikolaou 1, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Patras University Hospital, Papanikolaou 1, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Patras University Hospital, Papanikolaou 1, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Patras University Hospital, Papanikolaou 1, 26504 Patras, GreeceDepartment of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Patras University Hospital, Papanikolaou 1, 26504 Patras, GreeceHead-splitting fractures occur as a result of violent compression of the head against the glenoid; the head splits and the tuberosities may remain attached to the fragments or split and separate. Isolated humeral head-splitting fractures are rare injuries. Favorable results with osteosynthesis can be difficult to achieve because of the very proximal location of the head fracture and associated poor vascularity. We present a case of a 67-year-old man who sustained a severe, sword-like trauma to his left shoulder after a road traffic accident with associated isolated open Gustilo-Anderson IIIA humeral head-splitting fracture. Bony union was achieved with minimal internal fixation but the clinical outcome deteriorated due to accompanying axillary nerve apraxia. To our knowledge, this type of sword-like injury with associated humeral head-split fracture has not previously been reported.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3539503 |
| spellingShingle | Andreas Panagopoulos Konstantinos Pantazis Ilias Iliopoulos Ioannis Seferlis Zinon Kokkalis Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head |
| title_full | Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head |
| title_fullStr | Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head |
| title_short | Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head |
| title_sort | sword like trauma to the shoulder with open head splitting fracture of the head |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3539503 |
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