Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society  2009;12(2):226-231

Bilateral Traumatic Locked Posterior Dislocation of the Shoulder: A Case Report.

Jong Min LIM 1 ; Jeung Tak SUH ; Jae Min AHN

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Keywords

Shoulder dislocation; Posterior; Locked; Bilateral; Trauma

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

PURPOSE: Bilateral traumatic locked posterior dislocations of the shoulder are very rare and there has been no report on the operative treatment for this injury in the Korean medical literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We present here a case of bilateral locked posterior dislocations of the shoulders after trauma and this was successfully treated with open reduction and lesser tuberosity transfer on the right shoulder and subscapularis tendon transfer on the left shoulder. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Twenty-four months later, the clinical and radiologic results were excellent.