Extensive skin laceration on the forearm due to closed reduction of a dislocated shoulder. A case report.

We report the case of an 80-year-old man who suffered an anteroinferior shoulder dislocation with rupture of the rotator cuff following a fall. An attempt at closed reduction under analgosedation resulted in extensive skin laceration on the elbow and forearm. The wound treatment was complex and resulted in numerous complications.

[Can a fall onto the shoulder (direct impact) cause a rotator cuff tear?].

The question of whether a fall directly onto the shoulder can cause a rotator cuff tear has occupied doctors (and courts) for many years. Experts who rely on the medical insurance literature usually reject the causality of the incident. There are no scientific studies on this.

Grade 3 Giant Cell Tumour of the Distal Humeral Epiphysis Treated with Intralesional Curettage, High Speed Burring and Bone Grafting: A Case Report.

Giant cell tumours of bone are benign but locally aggressive neoplasms involving the epi- and metaphysis of long bones. Tumours of the distal humeral epiphysis with cortical disruption and invasion into the joint and the soft tissues are rare and generally treated with wide resection and joint reconstruction. We present the case of a 19-year-old woman in whom such a tumour was successfully treated with intralesional curettage, high speed burring and autologous bone grafting.