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XRMusculoskeletalConfirmedFRCR 2B
Luxatio erecta - inferior shoulder dislocation
Clinical Presentation
Fall from a ladder and tried to catch himself with his right arm.
- 1Patient was unable to put his arm down on exam.Frontal radiograph reveals the inferior dislocation of the humeral head (black arrow) from the glenoid fossa (white arrows)
- 2The humerus is parallel to the spine of the scapula, the common position in luxatio erecta.