Bilateral anterior dislocation of the shoulders at the start of a backstroke competition.
Bilateral anterior dislocation of the shoulders is very rare. A 20-year-old man presented with bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation as a result of a diving incident. He complained of pain and restriction of movement in both shoulders with abducted and externally rotated arms. Radiographs revealed that the shoulders were dislocated. The patient was treated with closed reduction and was able to resume swimming 3 months later. To our knowledge, this is the first bilateral anterior dislocation of the shoulders during a backstroke swimming competition that was caused by this mechanism of injury. The rarity of this lesion and its uncommon mechanism prompted us to relate this observation.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco. dfdf351@hotmail.com
Fayçal
F
Dlimi
Abdelkarim
A
Rhanim
Abdou
A
Lahlou
Mohammed
M
Kharmaz
Mohammed
M
Ouadghiri
Ahmed
A
El Bardouni
Mohamed Saleh
MS
Berrada
Mustapha
M
Mahfoud
Moradh
M
El Yaacoubi
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D013550:Swimming / Q000293:injuries*; D055815:Young Adult