The bent screw: a sign of postoperative recurrent dislocation.
Recurrent dislocation is a recognized complication following surgical treatment of prior dislocation, especially in the shoulder. Postoperative deformity of the surgical hardware should alert one to the possibility of this complication. I report two patients in whom bending of the internal fixation screws confirmed the clinical suspicion of recurrent postoperative dislocation.
D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery