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A 24-year-old man presents to the emergency department with left-sided shoulder pain. The patient was playing flag football when he tripped and fell on an outstretched left arm. Physical examination is notable for a gap along the lateral edge of the left acromion process. The left arm is in slight abduction and external rotation. A radiograph of the shoulder is obtained and shown below:

^{Image reproduced from Radiopedia}Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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Anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation

Posterior glenohumeral joint dislocation

Sternoclavicular joint separation

Inferior glenohumeral joint dislocation

Superior glenohumeral joint dislocation