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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 79:763-6 (1997)
© 1997 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Fracture-Dislocation of the Proximal Part of the Humerus with Retroperitoneal Displacement of the Humeral Head. A Case Report*

MICHAEL A. WIRTH, M.D.{dagger}, KIRK L. JENSEN, M.D.{dagger}, ANIMESH AGARWAL, M.D.{dagger}, R. J. CURTIS, M.D.{ddagger} and CHARLES A. ROCKWOOD, JR., M.D.{dagger}, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Investigation performed at the Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio


   Introduction
 
Fracture-dislocations of the proximal part of the humerus that are characterized by displacement of the humeral head to a remote location are exceedingly uncommon. A review of the literature led to the identification of only four such injuries, and all involved intrathoracic displacement of the humeral head2,4-6.

We report the case of a patient who sustained a fracture-dislocation of the proximal part of the humerus with retroperitoneal displacement of the humeral head.


   Case Report
 
In May 1988, a twenty-eight-year-old man was involved in a single-automobile accident. He was found walking at the scene of the accident and was brought to the emergency ward of a local hospital. He reported severe pain in the left shoulder and the left lateral aspect of the chest.

On admission to the emergency ward, the patient was hypotensive, tachycardic, and tachypneic. Multiple abrasions were noted over the left upper extremity and the left side of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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