Posterior Shoulder Dislocation Copy

. . PEARLS re POSTERIOR DISLOCATION ·

Posterior dislocation of shoulder is sometimes result of grand mal seizure or electrical shock injury. ·  Posterior dislocation may be missed initially on frontal radiograph in 50 % of cases since the humeral head appears to be almost normally aligned with the glenoid. See Illustration 56

 

 

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Illustration 56 A Posterior Shoulder Dislocation