title: Luxatio erecta: persistent displacement of the greater tuberosity after reduction.
abstract: The case of a 36-year-old man who sustained a luxatio erecta dislocation of his shoulder is reported. He had persistent displacement of a fracture of the greater tuberosity after closed reduction of the shoulder. The two-part fracture required operative treatment. This is the first occurrence of this complication reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Kings County Hospital, University Hospital of Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tornetta
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stratford
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teicher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012785:Shoulder Joint