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Lipohemarthrosis - shoulder joint

Case contributed by Garth Kruger
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma.

Patient Data

Age: Adult

Transverse fracture of the proximal humeral shaft, avulsion of the greater tuberosity and the fat/blood level.

Case Discussion

Lipohemarthrosis of the shoulder is much less common than of the knee. It denotes an intra-articular fracture. 

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