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Traumatic shoulder fracture-dislocation in a 7-year-old child: a case report
Mustafa Isik1, Mehmet Subasi, Oguz Cebesoy
1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Gaziantep Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey. drmustafaisik@yahoo.com.
Introduction:
In contrast to adults, traumatic glenohumeral dislocation is a rarely observed condition among children. In some cases, success in durable reduction with conservative methods, and achieving lasting treatment, may not be possible.
Case Presentation:
In this study, the case of a 7-year-old Turkish girl with a Salter-Harris type II fracture and glenohumeral dislocation of the proximal humerus due to a fall from a height of 1.5 meters who underwent open reduction surgery is presented along with a review of the literature.
Conclusion:
Orthopedic surgeons should consider glenohumeral dislocation which is an extremely rare condition when they encounter proximal humerus fractures in pediatric trauma.
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