Acute traumatic injuries to the glenohumeral articulation are common.The types of injuries depend on age,muscle strength,bone density,and biomechanics of the traumatic event.Understanding the different mechanisms of t...Acute traumatic injuries to the glenohumeral articulation are common.The types of injuries depend on age,muscle strength,bone density,and biomechanics of the traumatic event.Understanding the different mechanisms of trauma and how they affect the functional anatomical structures of the shoulder joint is crucial for the treatment of these lesions.Therefore,when clinicians have knowledge of these mechanisms they can accurately diagnose and treat shoulder pathology and predict distinct injury patterns.Here,we have described the fundamentals of the mechanisms of injury of the glenohumeral dislocation,dislocation with fracture of the humeral head,and the proximal humerus fracture.We have focused on common injury mechanisms and the correlation with radiological diagnostics.Radiological and laboratory findings of distinct types of injury were also discussed.展开更多
文摘Acute traumatic injuries to the glenohumeral articulation are common.The types of injuries depend on age,muscle strength,bone density,and biomechanics of the traumatic event.Understanding the different mechanisms of trauma and how they affect the functional anatomical structures of the shoulder joint is crucial for the treatment of these lesions.Therefore,when clinicians have knowledge of these mechanisms they can accurately diagnose and treat shoulder pathology and predict distinct injury patterns.Here,we have described the fundamentals of the mechanisms of injury of the glenohumeral dislocation,dislocation with fracture of the humeral head,and the proximal humerus fracture.We have focused on common injury mechanisms and the correlation with radiological diagnostics.Radiological and laboratory findings of distinct types of injury were also discussed.
