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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Shoulder Dislocation & Instability
Sections: Key Features, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment.
Topics Discussed: shoulder dislocations; shoulder instability.
Excerpt: | |  Most dislocations (95%) are in the anterior direction
Dislocations usually are caused by a fall on an outstretched and abducted arm Posterior dislocations are usually caused by | | – Falls from a height – Epileptic seizures – Electric shocks |
Traumatic shoulder dislocation can lead to instability Atraumatic shoulder dislocations are usually caused by | | – Intrinsic ligament laxity – Repetitive microtrauma leading to joint instability |
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