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Chronic anterior shoulder dislocation: aspects of current management and potential complications
Filip Verhaegen1, Ide Smets, Marc Bosquet
1University Hospital Pellenberg, Belgium. filip_verhaegen@hotmail.com
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica
|July 25, 2012
Abstract:
Chronic unreduced anterior dislocations of the shoulder are rare. Arterial and neurological complications in chronic glenohumeral dislocations are even less frequent. We report three cases of old anterior shoulder dislocations. Open reduction is indicated for most chronic shoulder dislocations. Arterial lesions require urgent intervention with reconstruction. Conservative treatment is advised for most neurological complications.
