Clinical Challenge 2: September, 2011

Published on September 13, 2011

The patient, an otherwise healthy 10-year-old, fell and suffered a blow to the shoulder. The patient presented with a decreased range of motion.

View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.
Resolution of the case is described on the next page.

$greenstick fracture of the proximal humerus$

Clinical Challenge 2: September, 2011
Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM
Clinical Researcher at TEREM Emergency Services
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