Abstract
We report here on a case of bilateral inferior shoulder dislocations (bilateral luxatio erecta) with greater tuberosity fracture that was caused by vehicle trauma. We manually reduced the dislocations at the emergency room. After 7 months of conservative treatment with rehabilitation, the range of motion and muscle strength of the shoulders recovered to almost normal.
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Fig. 1
Radiograph shows inferior dislocations of both shoulders with the humeral head faced downward. The greater tuberosities on both sides were fractured.
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