Combined anterior and posterior shoulder dislocation as a manifestation of a brain tumour
Tsionos, I.; Karahalios, T.; Zibis, A.H.; Malizos, K.N.
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica 70(6): 612-615
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6462 PMID: 15669466 Document Number: 569903
Seizures are sometimes the first manifestation of a brain tumour. They may give rise to shoulder fractures or fracture-dislocations. When bilateral, these lesions tend to be symmetrical. The patient reported here suffered from a previously undiagnosed brain tumour, the first manifestation of which were seizures, which provoked a bilateral shoulder dislocation in opposite directions. The posterior dislocation was recognized with a delay of 16 days. After an episode of seizures, shoulder dislocation can occur in either direction, and bilateral shoulder dislocations may not be symmetrical.