IPhone charges over USB but won't appear in iTunes?

My iPhone 3GS used to sync with iTunes without problems (well, mostly) but ever since I dropped it down a flight of stairs it no longer shows up in the sidebar at all. However, it still charges (although more slowly than before, it seems).
I'm just wondering if there's something I can do to get it to pop up in iTunes (just so I can make a backup as I already have a new iPhone) or does this mean that I'm SOL because something's seriously broken (even though it still charges)?

I have an iPhone4 that has been dropped many times, cracked, chipped, etc. Try leaving your phone and USB unplugged for a few minutes. This happened to me, but I found it was beacuse I had the USB plugged in the port that I typically don't use on my laptop. Maybe you can try different ports as well. Hope this helps.

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