Presentation
Polytrauma after falling from a 5-meter height on the left side of the body. Painful shoulder and hip.
Patient Data
Radiographs of the shoulder revealed a minimally displaced greater tuberosity fracture of the humerus.
Annotated images highlight the minimally displaced greater tuberosity segment.
Case Discussion
Fall from height injuries need thorough assessment as many different regions of the skeleton may be affected.
The greater the height, the more like the patient is to sustain multiple fractures throughout their skeleton.
The most commonly affected areas are:
- skull
- cervical spine
- scapulae
- upper extremities
- rib cage
- lumbar spine
- pelvis
- lower extremities
In the present case, the patient had a humeral greater tuberosity fracture and also an intertrochanteric fracture of the proximal hip (rID: 97583). The proximal humeral fracture was considered a minimally displaced one-part fracture according to the Neer classification.
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