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British Journal of Sports Medicine 1997;31:74-75; doi:10.1136/bjsm.31.1.74
Copyright © 1997 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine.

Bilateral locked posterior shoulder dislocation in a footballer.

J Ryan, M Whitten

Accident and Emergency Department, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, United Kingdom.

Posterior dislocation of the shoulder is an uncommon injury, accounting for between 2% and 4% of all shoulder dislocations. It occurs most frequently in patients following convulsions or direct anterior force to the shoulder. It is a particularly uncommon injury in sport. This paper reports an unusual case of bilateal locked posteriorly dislocated shoulders in a previously healthy young man who fell while playing football.


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