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Hill Sachs Lesion Wheeless

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Description:
- posterolateral humeral head indentation fracture is created occuring from anterior shoulder dislocation, as soft base of humeral head impacts against relatively hard anterior glenoid;
- occurs in 35-40% of anterior dislocations & upto 80 % of recurrent dislocations
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
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