title: Open luxatio erecta: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Luxatio erecta humeri is a rare clinical entity, comprising 0.5% of all glenohumeral dislocations. Even more uncommon, open luxatio erecta has only been described three times dating back to the 1800s. These cases report poor results including death from sepsis, avascular necrosis, and severely limited motion. We now report a fourth case of open luxatio erecta secondary to a work-related injury.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. grant.garrigues@gmail.com
authors.forename: Grant E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Garrigues
authors.forename: Sameer H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Nagda
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015915:Motion Therapy, Continuous Passive / Q000379:methods*; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome