Inferior shoulder dislocation (luxatio erecta)

Case contributed by Evangeline Collins
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Unclear mechanism of injury due to intoxication; hand stuck above patient's head.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
AP
Axial
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Info

On the AP projection, the humeral head is projected inferomedially to the glenoid fossa, indicative of inferior dislocation.

Case Discussion

Inferior shoulder dislocations are rare.

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