title: Your diagnosis? Posterior shoulder dislocation.
abstract: Accurate diagnosis of posterior shoulder dislocation requires a high index of suspicion in shoulder trauma patients and proper radiographic evaluation. This case highlights the importance of obtaining axillary views in shoulder trauma cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Beckenbaugh
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sperling
authors.forename: Kimberly K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Amrami
authors.forename: Murali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sundaram
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000473:pathology*; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome