POSTERIOR DISLOCATION OF BOTH SHOULDERS

Bilateral neglected posterior fracture-dislocation of the shoulders.

Posterior dislocation of the shoulder is an uncommon injury. Diagnosis is difficult and often missed. Once diagnosed, management must be individualized depending on the amount of the defect of the humeral head and the time from injury. This article presents a case of a 40-year-old man with a 4-month history of bilateral locked posterior fracture-dislocation of the shoulders after a grand mal se...

Familial congenital posterior dislocation of both radial heads.

Rare case of bilateral posterior fracture dislocation of the shoulders secondary to a syncopal episode.

Bilateral posterior fracture-dislocations of the shoulders are a rare injury that usually occurs secondary to a tonic-clonic seizure, electrocution or a high energy trauma. In this unique case, we present the first case of this injury resulting from a simple syncope in a 49 year old man with no history of epilepsy. He was fully investigated and no cause was found for his syncope. His shoulder f...

Bipolar Dislocation of Left Shoulder and Left Elbow: (Luxatio Erecta+Posterior Dislocation of Elbow) (A Case Report)

This is a report on simultaneous dislocation of the left shoulder and elbow resulting in a 16 years old boy. Bipolar dislocation of Luxatio Erecta and posterior dislocation of the elbow is extremely rare. After clinical examinations (attention to pain, swelling, and deformity of the shoulder and elbow joints and neurovascular examinations), the necessary radiography was performed for the patien...

Bilateral dislocation of the shoulders due to nocturnal hypoglycaemia.

A young insulin-dependent diabetic awoke with apparently spontaneous bilateral anterior dislocation of his shoulders. The most likely explanation was nocturnal hypoglycaemia. Similar case reports describing this complication have not been discovered.