Neglected Traumatic Locked Anterior Shoulder Fracture-Dislocation

Anterior Shoulder Dislocation and Ipsilateral Humeral Shaft Fracture

Simultaneous dislocation of shoulder and humeral shaft fracture is a rare injury, and there is no clear protocol for its treatment. Herein we present a case of a 15-year-old boy, who suffered from a job-related accident and sustained fracture of humeral shaft associated with ipsilateral anterior shoulder dislocation and fracture of greater tuberosity 15 years ago. He received closed reduction o...

Bilateral post traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation.

Non-Traumatic Bilateral Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

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Traumatic Anterior Dislocation on the Shoulder: Factors Affecting the Progress of the Traumatic Anterior Dislocation

A shoulder joint dislocation is the most common dislocation in human joints. However, the treatment of a first-time traumatic shoulder dislocation is still controversial due to the high frequency of recurrence. Many studies on the factors that affect redislocation report that the most important factor is the patient's age at the time of the first dislocation.1-4) Other factors, such as the pati...

Traumatic Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder: Factors Affecting the Progress of the Traumatic Anterior Dislocation

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify the factors that affect the progress of a traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder. METHODS Two hundred and thirty-eight patients (246 shoulders) with a traumatic anterior dislocation were enrolled in this study. The mean age at the time of surgery was 25 years (range, 14 to 47 years). There were 214 men and 24 women. RESULTS One hundre...