title: "Floating shoulder" injuries.
abstract: "Floating shoulder" is a rare injury complex resulting from high-energy blunt force trauma to the shoulder, resulting in scapulothoracic dissociation. It is commonly associated with catastrophic neurovascular injury. Two cases of motorcyclists with floating shoulder injuries are described.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore, 308433, Singapore. khengwj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heng
keywords: Floating shoulder; Neurovascular injury; Scapulothoracic dissociation