LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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During soccer practice, Erin tripped over the outstretched leg of a teammate and fell directly onto her shoulder. She was taken to the hospital in excruciating pain. Examination revealed that the head of the humerus had moved inferiorly and anteriorly into the axilla. What happened to Erin in this injury?

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