title: Luxatio erecta complicated by anterior shoulder dislocation during reduction.
abstract: Luxatio erecta humeri is an uncommon form of glenohumeral dislocation, resulting in the inferior displacement of the humeral head. Treatment with traction-counter traction techniques is usually successful in reducing most cases. We describe an unusual complication of this condition where initial reduction attempts of a luxatio erecta humeri repositioned the shoulder to an anterior dislocation position. After a thorough search of the literature, we were unable to find a similar case report of this type of complication during the reduction of a luxatio erecta shoulder dislocation.
authors.affiliation: Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ.
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authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Shih
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