Presentation
Fell from ladder.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
From the case:
Inferior shoulder dislocation
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Inferior shoulder dislocation, right, with bony Bankart at 7 o'clock.
Case Discussion
Fell from a ladder, from a height of 4 m, dislocated his right shoulder and sustained an open comminuted fracture in his distal tibia.
Inferior shoulder dislocation ("luxatio erecta") is the least common type (0.5%) of shoulder dislocation. If the patient is able to walk (i.e. is erect), they will invariably present with their ipsilateral hand placed on their head.