[Inferior glenohumeral subluxation: an indirect sign of sepsis of the shoulder].
Drooping shoulder is a roentgenographic abnormality consisting in a discontinuity in the scapulo-humeral arch due to inferior subdislocation of the humeral head. Drooping shoulder is commonly seen in patients with injuries to the shoulder or neurological loss. Two cases of drooping shoulder due to staphylococcal arthritis (after local corticosteroid injections) are reported herein. The mechanism of the downward humeral displacement in septic arthritis is discussed. The other causes of drooping shoulder are reviewed. Precautions needed to avoid increasing the displacement during rehabilitation therapy are outlined.
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Service de Réadaptation Fonctionnelle, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier.
Leroux
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Azema
M J
MJ
Blotman
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D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications
Le décrochement gléno-huméral inférieur: un signe indirect de sepsis de l'épaule.