Upper extremity dislocations

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod on 3 Apr 2023

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Ranchod A, Jones J, et al. Upper extremity dislocations. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-18130

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-18130

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/18130

rID:

18130

Article created:

11 Jun 2012, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

3 Apr 2023, Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

6 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Trauma

Tags:

dislocation, upper limb

Synonyms:

Upper limb dislocations
Dislocations of the upper limb
Dislocations of the upper extremity

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)