Citation

Madi S, Pandey V, Acharya K, Peruvaje Ramakrishna KP. BMJ Case Rep. 2015; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2015-209992

PMID

26065552

Abstract

Injury prevention measures in automobiles are mainly focused on the front seat passengers and driver. In the event of a head-on collision, rear seat passengers usually escape with minimal injuries. Most commonly observed injuries to rear passengers are to the head, chest wall or lower extremities. We report a case of bilateral anterior dislocation of the shoulders with asymmetrical fractures of the greater tuberosities in a 42-year-old man who was apparently injured in a head-on collision while travelling in a car as an unstrapped rear seat passenger. This kind of injury pattern in an unrestrained rear seat passenger is very unusual and has not been previously described.

Language: en