TY - JOUR T1 - Intrathoracic fracture-dislocation of the humeral head. Is removal of the humeral head necessary? JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2012-007478 VL - 2012 SP - bcr2012007478 AU - Naude Du Plessis AU - Simon Rajendran AU - Syed Ali Naqi AU - Ronan Cahill Y1 - 2012/12/21 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr-2012-007478.abstract N2 - We present a case of a 68-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath and right shoulder pain after falling down a flight of stairs. Chest x-ray revealed multiple rib fractures and a large haemothorax on the right side (figure 1A). x-Ray of the humerus showed a complex fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus with … ER -