OCAD MSK

History

Injury. Possible dislocation

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Discussion

Subluxation or dislocation can result in a GT fx (essentially a hill sachs that progresses anteriorly). Rather than a bankart lesion, many times a capsular sprain will result without a labral detachment. The thickened edematous capsule will look like adhesive capsulitis but in this case has the traumatic history often not there with adhesive capsulitis.

Diagnosis

Greater tuberosity fracture and capsular sprain

Phillip Tirman, MD

Courtesy

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