Change:  erect). There is inferior displacement of the humeral head on the glenoid. This appearance (pseudosubluxation) is commonly seen in association with fracture and suggests joint effusion.This patient has a neck of humerus fracture, pseudosubluxation of the GH joint, and lipohaemarthosis. ... back to the Applied Radiography home page   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 913)

Change:  Note that this is a DR image- the 'vacuum phenomenon' is not a artifact from a fold in the film.Vacuum PhenomenonThis is a gleno-humeral joint shoulder image on a 16 year old boy who   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 755)

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Change: Lipohaemarthrosis refers to a condition in which an intra-articular fracture has allowed fat to be released from bone marrow into the joint. The fat floats   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 636)

Change: appeasappears to be an associated lucency in the distal clavicle. There is also a loss of the fat/muscle line adjacent to the cortical irregularity. The dedicated clavicle image also demonstrates the cortical step and the associated soft tissue sign. Note also the midclavicular canal for the middle supraclavicular nerve   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 488)

Change:  for the middle supraclavicular nerve The lateral scapula image similarly suggests a bony defect in the distal clavicle.Discussion The takehome point is that the distal clavicle fracture was subtleish. The associated soft tissue sign provides additional confidence that the defect in the distal clavicle is an acute fracture.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 370)

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Change:  The takehome point is that the distal clavicle fracture was subtleish. The associated soft tissue sign provides additional confidence that the defect in the distal clavicle is an acute fracture. Comment A normal proximal humeral epiphyses should not be mistaken for   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 360)

Change: There is a suggestion of a step in the cortex of the superior aspect of the distal clavicle (white arrow). There also appeas to be an associated lucency in the distal clavicle. There is also a loss of the fat/muscle line adjacent to the cortical irregularity. This patient   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 365)

Change: proximal humeral epiphysis. http://www.e-radiography.net/ Insert image here This patient does have a fracture of the proximal humerus. The distinction between the normal proximal humeral epiphyses and the fracture are clearly evident. Note the adjacent soft tissue swelling (white arrow). ... back to the Applied Radiography home page   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 217)