title: Posterior dislocation of the shoulder with ipsilateral humeral shaft fracture: a very rare injury.
abstract: A third case of a posterior dislocation of the shoulder with ipsilateral humeral shaft fracture is described. It is recommended that this difficult management problem requires internal fixation of the humeral shaft fracture to allow control of the shoulder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Halifax Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naresh
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muralidharan
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy