title: Bilateral luxatio erecta: recognition and reduction.
abstract: Luxatio erecta is the rarest form of shoulder dislocation, accounting for 0.5% of all glenohumeral dislocations. Bilateral cases are rarer still with only 12 accounts described in medical literature. We describe an unusual case and its management.
authors.affiliation: Trauma and Orthopaedics, Poole General Hospital, Poole, UK. tomcm102@gmail.com
authors.forename: Thomas Oliver McCall
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: Nicola Kim Richmond
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Kelsall
authors.forename: Jeremy James
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Southgate
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome