Hill-Sachs lesion on X‑ray: 3 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing hill-sachs lesion. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- Notch in the posterolateral humeral head.
Quiz yourself on upper limb images
Cases
Case #37972779Upper limb · Intermediate
Case #37972778Upper limb · Intermediate
Case #49111487Upper limb · IntermediateOther upper limb diagnoses
- Acromioclavicular joint dislocation
- Calcific tendinitis
- Carpal or carpometacarpal dislocation
- Clavicle fracture
- Distal radius fracture
- Elbow dislocation
- Finger (interphalangeal) dislocation
- Finger (phalangeal) fracture
- Forearm shaft fracture (radius and ulna)
- Galeazzi fracture-dislocation
- Humeral shaft fracture
- Metacarpal fracture
- Proximal humerus fracture
- Radial head fracture
- Rolando fracture
- Scaphoid fracture
- Shoulder (glenohumeral) dislocation
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.