Irreducible shoulder dislocation - a word of caution
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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
R Gudena1, K P Iyengar, J B Nadkarni
1University of Calgary, 711-3607 49ST NW, Calgary T3A2H3, Canada. gudenar@msn.com
Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Surgery & Research : OTSR
|April 23, 2011
Abstract:
Anterior dislocation of shoulder is usually amenable to closed manipulation. Failure to achieve satisfactory reduction can be due to soft tissue or osseous interposition. We report a case of irreducible anterior shoulder dislocation with the interposition of the musculocutaneous nerve. This required open reduction and release of the musculocutaneous nerve; which was found to be further trapped by the torn long head of biceps.