Upper extremity dislocations are relatively common on account of the great range of motion the upper limb is capable of (a general principle is that the greater the range of motion of a joint, the more prone it is to dislocation). In many instances dislocations are associated with fractures either at the same joint (e.g. glenoid fractures in the setting of shoulder dislocation) or remote to the dislocation (e.g. Monteggia fracture dislocation)