Little league shoulder | Figure 1

Little league shoulder

AP (image 1) and internal rotation (image 2) radiographs of the shoulder in a baseball pitcher show widening of the proximal humeral physis (arrow), consistent with Little League shoulder. Little League shoulder is an overuse injury affecting overhead throwing athletes and is considered a Salter-Harris type I fracture equivalent. Treatment involves rest.

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AP (image 1) and scapular Y (image 2) images of the shoulder show an anterior shoulder dislocation with Hill-Sachs deformity (arrowhead on image 1 and arrow on image 2). A Hill-Sachs deformity is an impaction fracture caused by the anteroinferior glenoid impacting upon the posterolateral humeral head.

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AP (image 1) and internal rotation (image 2) radiograph of the proximal humerus shows widening of the lateral aspect of the proximal humerus physis (arrow) consistent with Little League shoulder. Little League shoulder is an overuse injury of the proximal humerus and treated as a Salter-Harris type I equivalent injury.

updated images for patient with midshaft humerus fracture. these images are 5 years post injury and treatment with sarmiento brace. patient complains of continued posterior shoulder and biceps pain since injury. will attempt to upload MRI of shoulder and connect case.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/5d4023ef-45fb-44bc-bdb1-ed79b806dc78)