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Initial injury film demonstrating a displaced closed right humeral shaft fracture.
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F1
A 20-year-old male athlete who had been complaining of a dull achy pain in his right deltoid region sustained a displaced closed right humeral shaft fracture following a throw in a baseball game (Fig. 1).
Films demonstrating the humerus post open reduction internal fixation.
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F2
An anterolateral approach to the humerus was made, and the fracture was reduced and compressed using a large fragment plate and screw construct(Fig. 2).
13 months' post-operative three discrete cosine transform displaying refracture of the humeral shaft.
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F3
The hardware remains intact, and there is no evidence of hardware failure or loosening (Fig. 3).
Imaging demonstrating a healed fracture, 3 months' post-reinjury.
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F4
At 3months'post-reinjury, the fracture appeared to be healed (Fig. 4).
Imaging demonstrating a healed fracture, 3 months'post-reinjury.
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F5
Imaging of his humerus at 1year post-recurrent stress fracture is demonstrated in (Fig. 5).