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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul-Sep;5(3):81-3.
doi: 10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.317.

Atraumatic Bilateral Neglected Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Case Report of a Jehovah's Witness 28-Year-Old Male Affected by Iron-Deficiency Anemia and Treated with Bilateral Latarjet Procedure

Andrea Poggetti  1 , Iacopo Castellini  1 , Elisabetta Neri  1 , Stefano Marchettil  1 , Michele Lisanti  1
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Atraumatic Bilateral Neglected Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Case Report of a Jehovah's Witness 28-Year-Old Male Affected by Iron-Deficiency Anemia and Treated with Bilateral Latarjet Procedure

Andrea Poggetti et al. J Orthop Case Rep. 2015 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Introduction: Neglected bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation is a very rare condition, often related to seizures or major trauma. Open reduction is recommended whenever Hill-Sachs lesion is >25% of the joint and the dislocation is elder than 3 weeks.

Case report: We describe a case report of a 28-year-old man left handed Jehovah's Witness laborer assessed 12 weeks after bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation. The patient was evaluated with clinical examination, and it was observed an asymptomatic intrarotation of both shoulders with a mild left circumflex nerve deficit. He was able to perform flexion and abduction of both arms up to 60° and 10° of extrarotation. Pre-operative constant scores were 49 in left and 55 in right shoulder, pre-operative disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) scores were 57 in left and 53 in right shoulder, and visual analogue scales (VAS) was 2. Radiological examination were bilateral anteroposterior shoulder X-rays and computer tomography scan. The surgeon treated both shoulder (not simultaneously) by open reduction and Bristow-Latarjet coracoids transfer procedure. A 1 year after operations, left flexion was 180° while right was 160, bilateral abduction was 180. He was able to return to his pre-injury activities, the constant score was 89 left and 83 right, DASH score was 17 left and 13 right and VAS was 0.

Conclusion: Atraumatic bilateral neglected anterior shoulder dislocation can be treated with open Bristow-Latarjet procedure to provide a stable glenohumeral joint in laborer patient and permit a return to the pre-injury activities, to create a greater extension of the glenoid arc and to avoid future dislocation.

Keywords: Latarjet procedure; Shoulder dislocation; bilateral; shoulder injury.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Anterioposterior and axillary X-ray images evidenced bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation and computer tomography-scan showed bilateral Hill-Sachs lesion.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Clinical evaluation and X-ray images 1-year after surgery
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