Presentation
Fall onto right shoulder.
Patient Data
Age: 27
Gender: Female
From the case:
Posterior shoulder dislocation
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Posterior shoulder dislocation. No fracture appreciated.
From the case:
Posterior shoulder dislocation
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Post reduction radiograph: No dislocation. No fracture appreciated.
Case Discussion
The key to deciding whether a dislocation is anterior or posterior is to identify the coracoid process, which is pointed anteriorly. If the humeral head is displaced towards this it is an anterior dislocation and if it is displaced away from it then it is a posterior dislocation.
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