Presentation
Shoulder pain post fall.
Patient Data
Age: 85 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Prominent deltoid muscle insertion
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Comminuted three-part fracture of the proximal humerus involving the surgical neck, and greater and lesser tuberosities with moderate impaction. Incidental localized cortical thickening of the lateral humeral midshaft at the insertion site of the deltoid muscle.
Case Discussion
Prominent deltoid muscle insertions often resembles periostitis and may be mistaken for a lesion.