title: Bilateral anterior fracture dislocation of the shoulder. With brachial plexus and axillary artery injury.
abstract: Report of an unusual case, that of a 60-year-old man who experienced concomitant bilateral anterior shoulder dislocations with associated bilateral brachial plexus and axillary artery injury. The report also highlights some of the bony and neurovascular lesions associated with shoulder dislocation.
authors.affiliation: Sunnybrook Medical Center, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paley
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Malcolm
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging