Plexus Injury after Reduction of Anterior Caudal Dislocation of the Shoulder

The case is reported of a 45-year-old male patient who fell when his ladder slipped away underneath him. He sustained a bilateral dislocation of the shoulders (bilateral luxatio erecta humeri). The injury on the one hand a glenohumeral dislocation of the humerus head right to ventral and caudal, acc...

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Published in:Acta chirurgica belgica 2008, Vol.108 (1), p.122-124
Main Author: SOMVILLE, F. J. M. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Brachial Plexus Neuropathies - etiology
General aspects
Humans
Humeral Fractures - etiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy - etiology
Shoulder Dislocation - surgery
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Summary:The case is reported of a 45-year-old male patient who fell when his ladder slipped away underneath him. He sustained a bilateral dislocation of the shoulders (bilateral luxatio erecta humeri). The injury on the one hand a glenohumeral dislocation of the humerus head right to ventral and caudal, accompanied by a suspected fracture of the tuberculum major and on the other hand a glenohumeral dislocation of the left humerus head to ventral and caudal, accompanied by a suspected total collum fracture. Based on this case and the pertinent literature, the patho-physiology, diagnosis and treatment of this rare injury are discussed. After immediate closed reduction, soft tissue damage, fractures or neurovascular lesions should be operated on as soon as possible.
ISSN:0001-5458
DOI:10.1080/00015458.2008.11680190