Presentation
Fall at home when going to bathroom. Painful right shoulder.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Surgical neck of humerus fracture


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There is a fracture through the surgical neck of the humerus. The shaft ofthe humerus appears displaced anteriorly and superiorly. The humeral headis rotated within the glenoid, with the normal articular surface lost. ACJ arthropathy.


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Plate and screw ORIF performed.
Case Discussion
Typical appearances of a surgical neck of humerus fracture.