After playing football, an 18-year-old man presented to the ED with severe pain in his right arm. He stated that while throwing a pass, he felt a "snap" in his right arm and has been unable to move the arm since the injury. Radiographs were completed.
Figure 1
What is your interpretation of the radiographic image (Figure 1)?
Dr Patterson, editor of "Challenges in Sports Medicine and Orthopedics," is a sports medicine physician at Florida Sports Injury in Clermont, Florida. Dr Patterson is board certified in family medicine and spinal cord injury medicine, and is a member of the faculty of sports and exercise medicine of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.