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Bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation in two cases due to housework accidents

Author(s) -

Kalkan

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 2589-1294

pISSN - 1017-995X

DOI - 10.3944/aott.2009.260

Subject(s) - medicine , falling (accident) , balance (ability) , reduction (mathematics) , brachial plexus , dislocation , surgery , palsy , anterior shoulder , range of motion , physical therapy , materials science , geometry , mathematics , environmental health , alternative medicine , pathology , composite material

We present two cases of simultaneous bilateral anterior shoulder dislocations caused by housework accidents. Both patients (females, aged 64 and 65 years) sustained injuries when they lost balance and tried to grab something to prevent falling during hanging curtains on a chair. One patient developed brachial plexus palsy due to prolonged hanging position. Shoulder dislocations were successfully reduced by closed reduction. Both patients were followed-up for 1.5 years, during which no decrease in range of motion, strength loss, or shoulder instability were seen. Housework accidents can lead to bilateral shoulder dislocations especially in elderly patients with balance problems.

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