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Inferior Dislocation of Shoulder Complicated with Undisplaced Greater Tuberosity Fracture, Rupture of the Supraspinatus Tendon, and Brachial Plexus Injury in the Elderly: Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Kalitsis, Christos
Biniaris, George
Vasiliadis, Angelo V.
Kantas, Theofanis
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-06-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Inferior dislocation of the shoulder, also called luxatio erecta, is a rare form of the otherwise common shoulder dislocation.
It appears in less than 0.5% of all shoulder dislocations.
An awareness of associated potential axillary artery injury, brachial plexus complications, and rotator cuff tears is important in this rare entity and should be excluded with a high index of suspicion.
In our case report, we have an 83-year-old female who inferiorly dislocated her dominant shoulder with brachial plexus injury and musculotendinous injury, which was caused by an accidental fall.
The dislocation was manually reduced at the emergency department.
After 18 months of conservative treatment with physical therapy, the range of motion and muscle strength of the shoulder recovered to a satisfactory mobile level according to the patient’s demands.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vasiliadis, Angelo V.& Kalitsis, Christos& Kantas, Theofanis& Biniaris, George. 2020. Inferior Dislocation of Shoulder Complicated with Undisplaced Greater Tuberosity Fracture, Rupture of the Supraspinatus Tendon, and Brachial Plexus Injury in the Elderly: Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150176
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vasiliadis, Angelo V.…[et al.]. Inferior Dislocation of Shoulder Complicated with Undisplaced Greater Tuberosity Fracture, Rupture of the Supraspinatus Tendon, and Brachial Plexus Injury in the Elderly: Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150176
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vasiliadis, Angelo V.& Kalitsis, Christos& Kantas, Theofanis& Biniaris, George. Inferior Dislocation of Shoulder Complicated with Undisplaced Greater Tuberosity Fracture, Rupture of the Supraspinatus Tendon, and Brachial Plexus Injury in the Elderly: Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150176
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150176