J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1971 Sep;6(3):269-272. 10.4055/jkoa.1971.6.3.269.

The Treatment of Old Unreduced Dislocation of Shoulders: A Report of two cases

• Kim MS
• Park BD
• Choi KH

• KMID: 2464008
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1971.6.3.269

Abstract

Two cases of old unreduced dislocation of shoulder are reported. One was the posterior dislocation for six months with malunited fracture of humeral shaft in thirty degree lateral angulation. Her shoulder and arm aches with limitation of motion remaining only ten degrees in every direction but abduction in thirty degrees, The malunion of humeral shaft and shoulder were reduced surgically in result of eighty degrees abduction, seventy degrees flexion, sixty degrees extension and twenty degrees of external rotation with free of pain. Another case was an anterior dislocation for one year. Her range of shoulder motions are almost normal degree but brachial plaxus compression symptoms. Open reduction in practically Putti-Platt procedure was performed. She became completely free of brachial plexus symptom and ranges of shoulder motion are normal except about fifteen degrees less external rotation than preoperative condition. The surgical indication and the result of treatment were discussed for the the neglected cases of old unreduced dislocation of the shoulder.

MeSH Terms

Arm
Brachial Plexus
Dislocations*
Fractures, Malunited
Shoulder*