title: Approaches to senior care #10. Recurrent dislocation of the shoulder in an elderly patient.
abstract: A case in which 23 recurrent episodes of anterior dislocation of the shoulder occurred in a 76-year-old woman is presented. Du Toit and Roux staple capsulorrhaphy was used to achieve a stable, functioning shoulder. Recurrent dislocation of the shoulder is a problem of youth. Peak incidence occurs at age 20, after age 70, the incidence of recurrent dislocation of the shoulder is extremely low. The surgical treatment of a 76-year-old woman, who suffered 23 documented anterior dislocations of the right shoulder, is discussed and reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Ramat-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chechick
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed