Subluxation of the shoulder in hemiplegia.
This is a study of 100 hemiplegic patients of whom 17 had downward subluxation of the shoulder joint. The mechanism of this complication is described and appropriate preventative treatment suggested.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012606:Scotland; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors