Missed Thrower's Fracture of the Humerus in a Pediatric Athlete: A Case Report

Recognition of this fracture is important to avoid unnecessary and potentially harmful treatment of the pediatric patient. A thrower's fracture of the pediatric humerus is rare, but glenohumeral dislocation without direct trauma is even less common and has never been reported as a result of the throwing motion in a pediatric patient. Radiographic imaging is important, and consideration of the thrower's fracture should be in the differential for any patient presenting with acute pain and deformity of the arm resulting from throwing any object.