Shoulder fracture

A shoulder fracture is a hard incision. A fall, an impact, a moment — and suddenly nothing holds anymore. The arm that was raised without a second thought a moment ago hangs heavy. Every movement sends a stabbing pain. You can't even dress yourself without needing help. The body that has carried you until now has given way at a decisive point.

The shoulder is the joint with which you grasp, hold, shoulder. It is your load bearer. Everything you bring into the world with your hands, everything you shoulder, everything you carry for others — it all runs through this one joint. And when the bone in this zone breaks, it rarely does so simply by chance. It does so at a point where you have long been carrying too much without admitting it to yourself.