Closed Reduction of Bilateral Posterior Shoulder Dislocation with Medium Impression Defect of the Humeral Head : A Case Report and Review of Its Treatment

Abstract EN

Bilateral dislocation of the shoulder is a rare injury.

The main causes are electrical shock, extreme trauma, and epilepsy.

A 25-year-old athletic-body man had sustained bilateral shoulder pain and restricted external rotation following electrical shock for five days.

Although articular surface damage was about 50% in the right side and 30% in the left, it could be managed successfully by close reduction without pinning.

During one-year follow-up, no recurrent dislocation or limitation of motion was seen.

Closed management of medium size defect of the humeral head after posterior dislocation can be performed in cooperative and especially muscular patients.