The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder, Clavicle, and Humerus Injuries

Jacob Stelter; Sanjeev Malik; George Chiampas

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2019.09.006

The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder, Clavicle, and Humerus Injuries

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2020 Feb;38(1):103-124. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.09.006.

Authors

Jacob Stelter¹, Sanjeev Malik², George Chiampas³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 211 East Ontario Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 211 East Ontario Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 211 East Ontario Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; United States Soccer Federation.

PMID: 31757245
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.09.006

Abstract

Shoulder pain is a common presentation in the emergency department. The list of differential diagnoses is broad. This article summarizes common diagnoses of shoulder pain, including bony, infectious, and connective tissue pathologies and their proper treatment. It also reviews which shoulder pain conditions are emergency diagnoses and need immediate treatment and which diagnoses need conservative management and outpatient follow-up.

Keywords: Acromioclavicular separation; Clavicle fractures; Proximal humerus fracture; Rotator cuff tears; Septic arthritis; Shoulder dislocations; Shoulder emergencies; Shoulder labral injury.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acromioclavicular Joint / diagnostic imaging
Acromioclavicular Joint / injuries*
Clavicle / diagnostic imaging
Clavicle / injuries*
Disease Management
Emergencies*
Humans
Humerus / diagnostic imaging
Humerus / injuries*
Orthopedic Procedures / methods*
Radiography / methods*
Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis*
Wounds and Injuries / therapy