A Painful Immobile Shoulder

Niklas Damberg; Wesley Eilbert

doi:10.1016/j.acepjo.2026.100423

May 27, 2026Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians OpenOpen Access

A Painful Immobile Shoulder

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To evaluate the case of a woman with right shoulder pain and immobility following trauma.
Presented to the emergency department with right shoulder pain and immobility.
Reported fall while opening a window leading to injury.
Radiographic imaging of the right shoulder was performed.
Injury was likely due to axial load resulting from the fall.
Radiograph findings required for further diagnosis and treatment consideration.

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A 54-year-old woman experiences right shoulder immobility after a fall, suggesting potential injury severity.

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A 54-year-old woman presented to the emergency department, complaining of right shoulder pain with inability to move her right arm from an overhead position (Fig 1). She reported falling forward while attempting to open a window, resulting in an axial load onto her abducted arm, causing the injury. A radiograph of her right shoulder was obtained (Fig 2).

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