title: The use of the Spaso technique in a patient with bilateral dislocations of shoulder.
abstract: Although anterior shoulder dislocation is a common traumatic condition managed in the accident and emergency department, bilateral anterior shoulder dislocations are rare. We report a patient with bilateral anterior shoulder dislocations after electric shock and stress the need for a high index of suspicion required for the diagnosis of this condition. For this patient, we have adopted a new reduction method to reduce the dislocated shoulders. A brief review on the new method-the Spaso technique-is presented in the discussion.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong. yuen_mc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Tung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000628:therapy*; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods*