title: Acute posterior shoulder dislocation with reverse hill-sachs lesion of the epiphyseal humeral head.
abstract: Posterior dislocation of the shoulder is an unfrequent event that often occurs as a consequence of a direct trauma or epileptic crisis. Frequently the posterior dislocations are misunderstood, so they become chronic lesions. We reported a case of an acute posterior left shoulder dislocation with lesser tuberosity fracture and reverse Hill-Sachs lesions which involved more than 25% of the articular surface of the humeral head, in a 57-old-year man with right hemiparesis. We performed a synthesis of the lesser tuberosity with a screw, and we restored the shape of the humeral head with allograft. We achieved a good result that allows the patient to be able to do his previous activities of daily living.
authors.affiliation: Struttura Complessa Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Azienda Ospedaliera di Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento n. 80, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Patrizio
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sabetta
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