Posterior fracture-dislocation of the shoulder treated by a Neer hemiarthroplasty with a posterior surgical approach

A 75-year-old man sustained a posterior dislocation of the shoulder associated with a completely displaced fracture through the anatomical neck of the humerus. The patient was treated successfully by a Neer hemiarthroplasty inserted through a posterior surgical approach. The posterior approach was s...

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Published inClinical orthopaedics and related research no. 207; p. 133
Main Author Reckling, F W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1986
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Arthroplasty - methods
Humans
Humerus
Joint Prosthesis
Male
Radiography
Shoulder Dislocation - complications
Shoulder Dislocation - diagnostic imaging
Shoulder Dislocation - surgery
Shoulder Fractures - complications
Shoulder Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Shoulder Fractures - surgery
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Summary:A 75-year-old man sustained a posterior dislocation of the shoulder associated with a completely displaced fracture through the anatomical neck of the humerus. The patient was treated successfully by a Neer hemiarthroplasty inserted through a posterior surgical approach. The posterior approach was selected because the usual anterior approach would have been complicated because of interference with a cardiac pacemaker situated in the deltopectoral region of the involved shoulder.
ISSN:0009-921X
DOI:10.1097/00003086-198606000-00024