Citation

Mayne AI, Jariwala A. Emerg. Med. J. 2018; 35(6): 356-366.

Affiliation

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/emermed-2017-207003

PMID

29502071

Abstract

CLINICAL INTRODUCTION: A 32-year-old man presented to the ED after a heavy fall on his left shoulder. He presented the following day with pain and gross limitation of movement in the left shoulder. There was no history of previous injury to the left shoulder. This was his non-dominant limb and he worked in a manual occupation. He was neurovascularly intact. His initial radiographs are shown in figures 1 and 2.emermed;emermed-2017-207003v1/F1F1F1Figure 1Anteroposterior radiograph (AP) radiograph of left shoulder.emermed;emermed-2017-207003v1/F2F2F2Figure 2Lateral radiograph of left shoulder.  QUESTION: Management options:Anterior shoulder dislocation-closed reductionAnterior shoulder dislocation-CT scanPosterior shoulder dislocation-closed reductionPosterior shoulder dislocation-CT scan.

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Language: en

Keywords

extremity; trauma