Bilateral Posterior Fracture Dislocation of the Shoulder Following an Epileptic Seizure
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We report a rare case of a 39-year-old man with bilateral posterior dislocated shoulder joints with comminuted fractures of the humeral heads after an epileptic seizure. Posterior shoulder dislocations prove to be a diagnostic challenge and in this case were missed at initial presentation. After a failed attempt of osteosynthesis and removal of material, he received a hemi-prosthesis in separate stages on both sides.
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