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Humerus fracture

Radiology · Upper limb

A frontal view of the shoulder shows a chronic pathological fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus (small arrow) across a large lytic lesion with a 'moth-eaten' appearance down the humeral shaft, and involving the clavicle and ribs. Note the missing 5th rib, destroyed by a plasmacytoma (open arrows).
A frontal view of the shoulder shows a chronic pathological fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus (small arrow) across a large lytic lesion with a 'moth-eaten' appearance…

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PreviousHumerus fracture (1 of 2)
Category
Upper limb
Difficulty
media
Mode
RX

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