Stryker notch view of the posterolateral humeral head in patients with recurrent anterior shoulder dislocations
(A) The position of the patient for the Stryker notch view. The patient is supine with the cassette posterior to the shoulder. The humerus is flexed approximately 120 degrees so the hand can be placed on top of the patient's head. Note that the angle of the radiograph tube is 10 degrees superior.
(B) Defects in the posterolateral aspect of the humeral head are seen in 3 different patients with recurring anterior dislocations of the shoulder.
Reference:
- Hall RH, Isaac F, Booth CR. Dislocation of the shoulder with special reference to accompanying small fractures. J Bone Joint Surg 1959; 41:489.
Reproduced with permission from: Glenohumeral dislocation. In: Handbook of Fractures, 5th ed, Egol KA, Koval KJ, Zuckerman JD (Eds), Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia 2015. Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health.
