Frank Fireman is fighting a fire in a building when part of the ceiling collapses and a beam strikes him on his left shoulder. He is rescued by his friends, but he has a great deal of pain in his shoulder and cannot move his arm properly, especially anteriorly. His clavicle is not broken, and his humerus is intact.What is the probable nature of Frank’s injury?

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