Presentation
Patient suffered drug overdose and was subsequentially rolled onto her side with her arm underneath in a fixed flexed position for roughly 25 hours
Patient Data
Age: 27 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Inferior subluxation of the humerus
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There is an inferior subluxation of the proximal humeral head to the glenoid.
Case Discussion
Inferior subluxation of the humeral head is known as 'drooping' shoulder, the etiology of such an injury varies from trauma to postoperative complications 1.
It is critical to differentiate this pathology from a genuine fracture dislocation of the shoulder.
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