Bilateral shoulder dislocation: an unusual occurrence.
Bilateral shoulder dislocation is an unusual clinical entity. Proposed mechanisms are via various traumatic insults, atraumatic occurrences, and through extreme muscular contractions. A case involving traumatic dislocation as a result of a diving incident is reported. A brief review of this rare clinical condition is presented.
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Halifax Emergency Physicians, Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, Florida 32020.
D000328:Adult; D004242:Diving / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*