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Opposite-direction bilateral fracture dislocation of the shoulders after an electric shock
Hamza Ozer1, Gül Baltaci, Hakan Selek
1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Gazi, Ankara, Turkey. heozer@superonline.com
Abstract:
Injuries after an electric shock, such as dermal burns, motor and sensory nerve deficits, fractures and dislocations, are reported in the literature. Posterior dislocation of the shoulder after electric-shock is the common musculoskeletal injury. Bilateral dislocation, either anterior or posterior, is rarely seen and reported. We report a case of bilateral shoulder fracture dislocation in opposite directions following an electric-shock and discuss the mechanism, the diagnosis and the treatment.
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