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

• Published in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research no. 207; p. 133
• Main Author: Reckling, F W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.1986
• Subjects: Aged; 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

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...