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Charles K. Jenkins, MD

JAMA. 1968;204(4):325-327.

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DR. RICHARD M. HELLER: This was the first Massachusetts General Hospital admission for this 54-year-old white male tool-grinder. His chief complaint was pain of four weeks' duration in the left shoulder. The pain was accentuated by abduction and was worse at night. There had been no fever, weight loss, or other symptoms. The patient fractured his left humerus at age 16.

Physical examination of the left arm revealed tenderness over the greater tuberosity and proximal part of the humerus. There was no erythema, no increased temperature, and no increase in size of the left arm. Active abduction was limited to 90° Passive range of motion was unlimited.

Findings from laboratory investigations were all normal. These included hematocrit reading, white blood cell count, differential count, liver function tests, and calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, fasting blood sugar, and blood urea nitrogen values.

Roentgenograms of the arm were obtained (Figure). Roentgenograms of the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the weekly X-ray Seminar, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114 (Dr. Laurence L. Robbins).

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