Chinese Journal of Traumatology 2014;17(5):301-304

Nonoperatively treated infraglenoid tubercle avulsion.

Renjit Thomas ISSAC 1 ; Hitesh GOPALAN ; Cherian JOHN ; Mathew ABRAHAM ; Sujith Mathew ISSAC

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English

Abstract

Infraglenoid tubercle avulsion fractures are extremely rare injuries. We report a 38-year-old male with glenoid cavity fracture and infraglenoid tubercle avulsion of the left shoulder following a fall from bike. He refused surgery and was treated nonoperatively. Follow-up radiography and CT at 18 months revealed a malunited infraglenoid tubercle with signs of early glenohumeral osteoarthritis. He did not have shoulder instability or pain and had a fair-good functional outcome. There are no previously published data on the anatomic outcome of nonoperatively treated displaced infraglenoid tubercle avulsion fractures based on CT.