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===Anterior (forward)===
===Anterior (forward)===
Over 95% of shoulder dislocation cases are anterior. Most anterior dislocations are sub-[[coracoid]]. Sub-[[glenoid]], sub[[clavicle|clavicular]], and, very rarely, [[intrathoracic]] or [[retroperitoneal]] dislocations may occur.<ref>{{EMedicine|orthoped|440|Shoulder Dislocations}}</ref>
Over 95% of [[shoulder]] dislocation cases are anterior. Most anterior dislocations are sub-[[coracoid]]. Sub-[[glenoid]], sub[[clavicle|clavicular]], and, very rarely, [[intrathoracic]] or [[retroperitoneal]] dislocations may occur.<ref>{{EMedicine|orthoped|440|Shoulder Dislocations}}</ref>


Anterior dislocations are usually caused by a direct blow to or fall on an outstretched arm. The patient typically presents holding their arm externally rotated and slightly abducted.
Anterior dislocations are usually caused by a direct blow to or fall on an outstretched arm. The patient typically appears holding their arm externally rotated and slightly abducted.


It can result in damage to the [[axillary artery]]<ref name="pmid15488503">{{cite journal |author=Kelley SP, Hinsche AF, Hossain JF |title=Axillary artery transection following anterior shoulder dislocation: classical presentation and current concepts |journal=Injury |volume=35 |issue=11 |pages=1128–32 |year=2004 |month=November |pmid=15488503 |doi=10.1016/j.injury.2003.08.009 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020138303003346}}</ref> and axillary nerve (C5, C6). Damage to the [[axillary nerve]] results in a weakened or paralysed [[deltoid muscle]]. As the deltoid atrophies unilaterally, the normal rounded contour of the shoulder is lost. A patient with injury to the axillary nerve will have difficulty in [[abducting]] the arm from approximately 15° away from the body. The [[supraspinatus muscle]] initiates abduction from a fully adducted position.
It can result in damage to the [[axillary artery]]<ref name="pmid15488503">{{cite journal |author=Kelley SP, Hinsche AF, Hossain JF |title=Axillary artery transection following anterior shoulder dislocation: classical presentation and current concepts |journal=Injury |volume=35 |issue=11 |pages=1128–32 |year=2004 |month=November |pmid=15488503 |doi=10.1016/j.injury.2003.08.009 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020138303003346}}</ref> and axillary nerve (C5, C6). Damage to the [[axillary nerve]] results in a weakened or paralysed [[deltoid muscle]]. As the deltoid atrophies unilaterally, the normal rounded contour of the shoulder is lost. A patient with injury to the axillary nerve will have difficulty in [[abducting]] the arm from approximately 15° away from the body. The [[supraspinatus muscle]] initiates abduction from a fully adducted position.

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Dislocated shoulder
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An anterior dislocation of the shoulder
An inferior dislocation of the shoulder after a car accident. Note how the humerus is abducted. Also present is a fracture of the greater tuberosity.

A dislocated shoulder occurs when the humerus separates from the scapula at the glenohumeral joint. The shoulder joint has the greatest range of motion of any joint in the body and as a result is particularly susceptible to dislocation and subluxation.[1] Approximately half of major joint dislocations seen in emergency departments are of the shoulder. Partial dislocation of the shoulder is referred to as subluxation.

Classification

Anterior (forward)

Over 95% of shoulder dislocation cases are anterior. Most anterior dislocations are sub-coracoid. Sub-glenoid, subclavicular, and, very rarely, intrathoracic or retroperitoneal dislocations may occur.[2]

Anterior dislocations are usually caused by a direct blow to or fall on an outstretched arm. The patient typically appears holding their arm externally rotated and slightly abducted.

It can result in damage to the axillary artery[3] and axillary nerve (C5, C6). Damage to the axillary nerve results in a weakened or paralysed deltoid muscle. As the deltoid atrophies unilaterally, the normal rounded contour of the shoulder is lost. A patient with injury to the axillary nerve will have difficulty in abducting the arm from approximately 15° away from the body. The supraspinatus muscle initiates abduction from a fully adducted position.

Posterior (backward)

Posterior dislocations are occasionally due to electric shock or seizure and may be caused by strength imbalance of the rotator cuff muscles. Patients typically present holding their arm internally rotated and adducted, and exhibiting flattening of the anterior shoulder and a prominent coracoid process.

Posterior dislocations often go unnoticed, especially in an elderly patient[4] and in the unconscious trauma patient.[5] An average interval of 1 year was discovered between injury and diagnosis of posterior dislocation in a series of 40 patients.[6]

Inferior (downward)

Inferior dislocation is the least likely form, occurring in less than 1% of all shoulder dislocation cases. This condition is also called luxatio erecta because the arm appears to be permanently held upward or behind the head.[7] It is caused by a hyper abduction of the arm that forces the humeral head against the acromion. Inferior dislocations have a high complication rate as many vascular, neurological, tendon, and ligament injuries are likely to occur from this kind of dislocation.

Signs

  • Significant pain, which can sometimes be felt along the arm past the shoulder.
  • Inability to move the arm from its current position, particularly in positions with the arm reaching away from the body and with the top of the arm twisted toward the back.
  • Numbness of the arm.
  • Visibly displaced shoulder. Some dislocations result in the shoulder appearing unusually square.
  • No bone in the side of the shoulder showing shoulder has become dislocated.

Treatment

Initial

Prompt professional medical treatment should be sought for any suspected dislocation injury. Usually, a dislocated shoulder is kept in its current position by use of a splint or sling (however, see below). A pillow between the arm and torso may provide support and increase comfort. Strong analgesics are needed to allay the pain of a dislocation and the anxiety associated with it, and hence, conservative measures of pain relief should not be attempted.

Emergency department care is focused on returning the shoulder to its normal position via processes known as reduction. Normally, closed reduction, in which several methods are used to manipulate the bone and joint from the outside, is used. A variety of techniques exist, but some are preferred due to fewer complications or easier execution.[8] In cases where closed reduction is not successful, surgical open reduction may be needed.[9] Following reduction, x-ray imaging is often used to ensure that the reduction was successful and there are no fractures. The arm should be kept in a sling or immobilizer for several days, preferably until orthopedic consultation. Hippocrates' and Kocher's method are rarely used anymore. Hippocrates used to place the heel in the axilla and reduce shoulder dislocations. Kocher's method, if performed patiently and slowly, can be performed without anesthesia and if done correctly does not cause pain. Traction is applied on the arm and it is abducted. Then, it is externally rotated, and the arm is adducted following which it is internally rotated and maintained in the position with the help of a sling. A chest x-ray should be taken to confirm whether the head of humerus has reduced back into the glenoid cavity. This methodology is performed with external rotation of shoulder, and adduction of the elbow. Some do not recommend it because of possible neurovascular complications and proximal humerus fractures.

If no medical help is available, for anterior dislocations fairly simple methods can be attempted, such as Milch's method or Stimson's Method.

In Australia, an anterior dislocation reduction method that is commonly used is the Spaso technique.[10] This technique was first used by Spaso Miljesic, a nurse specialising in orthopaedics at Western Health, Melbourne, Australia. The technique is reliable and simple. Holding the patient's wrist, gently flex the arm at the shoulder joint with an extended elbow until 90 degrees is achieved. Then apply gentle traction and external rotation. Listen for a clunk indicating relocation. If the patient experiences pain and muscle spasm, wait until it subsides and gently continue. Procedural sedation may be useful. A recent study[11] found the Spaso technique useful in 87.5% of cases of anterior dislocation with no complications.

The most recent style of shoulder reduction is the Cunningham shoulder reduction, utilizing adduction of a flexed arm with concurrent bicipital massage and postero-superior shrug by the patient. This is a rather new technique but has seen positive outcomes in the ER.

Post-reduction: immobilisation in external versus internal rotation

For thousands of years, treatment of anterior shoulder dislocation has included immobilisation of the patient's arm in a sling, with the arm placed in internal rotation (across the body). However, three studies, one in cadavers and two in patients, suggest that the detachment of the structures in the front of the shoulder is made worse when the shoulder is placed in internal rotation to be seen. By contrast, the structures are realigned when the arm is placed in external rotation. New data suggest that if the shoulder is managed non-operatively and immobilised, it should be immobilised in a position of external rotation.[12]

Another study found that conventional shoulder immobilisation in a sling offered no benefit.[13]

Surgery

MRI of shoulder after dislocation with Hill-Sachs lesion and labral Bankart's lesion.

Some cases require non-emergency surgery to repair damage to the tissues surrounding in the shoulder joint and restore shoulder stability. Arthroscopic surgery techniques may be used to repair the glenoidal labrum, capsular ligaments, biceps long head anchor or SLAP lesion and/or to tighten the shoulder capsule.[14]

The time-proven surgical treatment for recurrent anterior instability of the shoulder is a Bankart repair.[15] Surgery to anatomically and securely repair the torn anterior glenoid labrum and capsule without arthroscopy can lessen pain and improve function for active individuals. When the front of the shoulder socket has been broken or worn, a bone graft may be required to restore stability.[16] When the shoulder dislocates posteriorly (out the back), a surgery to reshape the socket may be necessary. Surgery to build up the back of the glenoid socket using an osteotomy and graft can restore shoulder anatomy and lessen pain and improve function. Conversely, there are new procedures that should be investigated as a possible alternative to open surgery.[17]

Non-operative

Rotator cuff and deltoid strengthening has long been the focus of conservative treatment for the unstable shoulder and in many cases is advocated as a substitute for surgical stabilization. In multidirectional instability patients who have experienced atraumatic subluxation or dislocation events, cohort studies demonstrate good responses to long-term progressive resistance exercises if judged according to function, pain, stability, and motion scores.[18] However, in those experiencing a discrete traumatic dislocation event, responses to non-operative treatment are less than satisfactory, a pattern that inspired the Matsen and Harryman classification of shoulder instability, TUBS (traumatic, unidirectional, Bankart, and usually requiring surgery) and AMBRI (atraumatic, multidirectional, bilateral, rehabilitation, and occasionally requiring an inferior capsular shift).[19] It is thought that traumatic dislocations, as opposed to atraumatic dislocations and instability events, result in a higher incidence of capsuloligamentous injuries that disturb normal anatomy and leave shoulders too structurally compromised to respond to conservative treatment. Pathoanatomic studies of first-time traumatic anterior dislocators reveal a high rate of labral lesions including Bankart lesions.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ Good CR, MacGillivray JD (2005). "Traumatic shoulder dislocation in the adolescent athlete: advances in surgical treatment". Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 17 (1): 25–9. doi:10.1097/01.mop.0000147905.92602.bb. PMID 15659959. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Shoulder Dislocations at eMedicine
  3. ^ Kelley SP, Hinsche AF, Hossain JF (2004). "Axillary artery transection following anterior shoulder dislocation: classical presentation and current concepts". Injury. 35 (11): 1128–32. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2003.08.009. PMID 15488503. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Dislocations, Shoulder at eMedicine
  5. ^ Life in the Fast Lane Posterior Shoulder Dislocation
  6. ^ Hawkins RJ, Neer CS, Pianta RM, Mendoza FX (1987). "Locked posterior dislocation of the shoulder". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 69 (1): 9–18. PMID 3805075. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Dislocations, Shoulder~clinical at eMedicine
  8. ^ Dislocations, Shoulder~workup at eMedicine
  9. ^ Dislocated shoulder: Treatment - MayoClinic.com
  10. ^ Miljesic, Kelly; Kelly, Anne-Maree (1998). "Reduction of anterior dislocation of the shoulder: the Spaso technique". Emergency Medicine Australasia. 10 (2): 173–5. doi:10.1111/j.1442-2026.1998.tb00676.x.
  11. ^ Yuen, Gap, Chan, Tung (2001). "An easy method to reduce anterior shoulder dislocation: the Spaso technique". Emerg Med J. 18 (5): 370–2. doi:10.1136/emj.18.5.370. PMC 1725682. PMID 11559608.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Murrell GA (2003). "Treatment of shoulder dislocation: is a sling appropriate?". Med. J. Aust. 179 (7): 370–1. PMID 14503903. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
    Murrell GA. "We got it wrong on shoulder dislocation. Don't use a sling". Orthopaedic Research Institute, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, University of New South Wales.
  13. ^ Chalidis B, Sachinis N, Dimitriou C, Papadopoulos P, Samoladas E, Pournaras J (2007). "Has the management of shoulder dislocation changed over time?". Int Orthop. 31 (3): 385–9. doi:10.1007/s00264-006-0183-y. PMC 2267594. PMID 16909255. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Considering surgery - Arthroscopic shoulder surgery for dislocation, subluxation, and instability: why, when and how it is done
  15. ^ "Bankart repair for unstable dislocating shoulders:". University of Washington: Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.
  16. ^ "Anterior glenoid reconstruction for unstable dislocating shoulders". University of Washington: Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.
  17. ^ "Thermal Capsulorrhaphy". American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  18. ^ Burkhead Jr, WZ; Rockwood Jr, CA (1992). "Treatment of instability of the shoulder with an exercise program". The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 74 (6): 890–6. PMID 1634579.
  19. ^ Matsen Fa, 3rd; Harryman Dt, 2nd; Sidles, JA (1991). "Mechanics of glenohumeral instability". Clinics in sports medicine. 10 (4): 783–8. PMID 1934096.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ Owens, B. D.; Nelson, B. J.; Duffey, M. L.; Mountcastle, S. B.; Taylor, D. C.; Cameron, K. L.; Campbell, S.; Deberardino, T. M. (2010). "Pathoanatomy of First-Time, Traumatic, Anterior Glenohumeral Subluxation Events". The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 92 (7): 1605–11. doi:10.2106/JBJS.I.00851. PMID 20595566.
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