The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
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J Am Osteopath Assoc · Aug 1996
Case ReportsInferior glenohumeral dislocation (luxatio erecta humeri).
A 67-year-old woman was seen in the emergency department because of severe pain and inability to move her left shoulder after falling on an abducted left arm. The fall was the result of a near-syncopal episode. On examination, the left arm was hyperabducted and elevated approximately 80 degrees from the horizontal plane. ⋯ It is important to obtain orthopedic consultation or follow-up (or both) for this injury, because of the high incidence of accompanying tears of the rotator cuff. Neurovascular compromise is also commonly associated with this dislocation. The neurologic injuries are more common than the vascular injuries but tend to resolve after reduction.