Presentation
Fall while playing sport. Unable to move shoulder.
Patient Data
Age: young adult
Gender: Male
From the case:
Anterior shoulder dislocation
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The humeral head is dislocated anteriorly and inferiorly with the anteroinferior margin of the glenoid, with some flattening of the corresponding part of the humerus.
Case Discussion
Typical appearances of an anterior shoulder dislocation following a fall onto the left shoulder, with a likely Hill-Sachs lesion.