Irreducible anterior shoulder dislocation with fracture of the greater tuberosity

Ilahi, O.A.

American Journal of Orthopedics 27(8): 576-578

1998


ISSN/ISBN: 1078-4519
PMID: 9732082
Document Number: 494421
The combination of an anterior shoulder dislocation and an avulsion fracture of the greater tuberosity can usually be reduced by closed methods. This report describes a patient requiring open reduction and division of the subscapularis tendon before reduction of the glenohumeral dislocation could be achieved.

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