Bilateral Posterior Fracture Dislocations of the Shoulder Treated with Bilateral Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Rarely seen bilateral posterior shoulder fracture dislocation: simultaneous bilateral hemiarthroplasty

“…4,5,15 In posterior dislocations of the locked shoulder in individuals aged >70 years or posterior shoulder fracture dislocations accompanied by rupture of the rotator cuff and excessive impairment of bone anatomy, reverse shoulder prostheses yield good results. 16 In general, treatment should be adapted to the type of lesion, the time interval between trauma and treatment, age, profession, and the desired level of activity of the patient. 4 In their study, Gurzi et al performed osteosynthesis with open reduction on the right side and hemiarthroplasty on the left side for the patient with posterior dislocation having fracture of the bilateral shoulder and achieved good results with 135° flexion, 90° abduction, 45° external rotation, and 50° internal rotation on the side for which they performed left hemiarthroplasty at the end of the second year.…”