Humeral rotation osteotomy for chronic posterior dislocation of the shoulder.
Delay in the diagnosis of posterior shoulder dislocation is common. We present two such cases treated satisfactorily by rotation osteotomy of the surgical neck of the humerus and discuss the indications for this procedure.
Porteous
M J
MJ
Mayday Hospital, Croydon, Surrey, England.
Miller
A J
AJ
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*