Case Reports
Asymmetric Bilateral Shoulder Dislocation Involving a Luxatio Erecta Dislocation
Am J Orthop. 2008 May;37(5):E97-E98
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Daniel A. Fung, MD, Marc Menkowitz, MD, and Kenneth Chern, MD
Dr. Fung is Surgery Intern, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California.
Dr. Menkowitz is Monmouth Chief Resident, and Dr. Chern is Monmouth Attending Physician, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey.
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We present the unusual case of posttraumatic asymmetric bilateral shoulder dislocations in a woman in her late 70s—an inferior dislocation of the glenohumeral joint (luxatio erecta) in the right shoulder and an anterior dislocation in the left shoulder. Bilateral shoulder dislocations and luxatio erecta dislocations are both rare by themselves, with only a few reported cases of each. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of asymmetrical bilateral shoulder dislocations involving a luxatio erecta dislocation.