2008
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-008-0028-0
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Fracture–dislocation of the shoulder and brachial plexus palsy: a terrible association

Abstract: Primary post-traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder with associated fracture of the greater tuberosity and brachial plexus injury is rare and, to our knowledge, has never previously been reported in the literature. We present a case of this unhappy triad in which a brachial plexus injury was diagnosed and treated 3 weeks later. The characteristics of this rare condition are discussed on the basis of our case and the published literature in order to improve early diagnosis and treatment of this lesion.

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“…In the past, the combined Group-IV injury pattern was regarded as relatively uncommon, and most previous accounts were case reports (see Appendix) 1,7,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][29][30][31][32][33][34] . The present study suggested that this pattern of injury was more common than previously recognized, with 7.8% of the cohort having this injury pattern.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…In the past, the combined Group-IV injury pattern was regarded as relatively uncommon, and most previous accounts were case reports (see Appendix) 1,7,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][29][30][31][32][33][34] . The present study suggested that this pattern of injury was more common than previously recognized, with 7.8% of the cohort having this injury pattern.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dislocations therefore are best considered as a clinical spectrum that includes (1) isolated dislocations, (2) injuries producing either detachment of the rotator cuff or neurological deficit alone, and (3) combined injuries [13][14][15][16] . Previous studies of injuries associated with anterior glenohumeral dislocation were limited to small clinical series 3,8,10,17,18 or case reports 13,14,19,20 . The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for rotator cuff tears, tuberosity fractures, and neurological deficits associated with dislocation in a large consecutive series of patients who were managed in our unit.…”
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“…De plus, Craig [20] a émis l'hypothèse sur une série de 3 patients de plus de 60 ans que le facteur mécanique de la récidive était lié à une lésion postérieure (infra-spinatus). L'étude cadavérique de Ovesen [21] a confirmé le rôle important de l'infra-spinatus et de la capsule postérieure dans la stabilité antérieure en retrouvant des lésions postérieures chez le sujet plus âgé.…”
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“…La principale complication retrouvée dans ces traumatismes chez les sujets âgés est la lésion de la coiffe des rotateurs [5,10,22,23]. On note de 37% [6] à 60 % [1] de rupture de coiffe.…”
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“…It allows time for the regenerating axon to reach its target muscle before irreversible degeneration of motor end plate [87,97,[101][102][103]. Most authors believe that operative intervention should be postponed until 3-6 months after the injury, because it is impossible to differentiate between neurotmesis and neurapraxia before the latter wears off [6,7,27,39,42,51,60,102,104,105]. According to Battiston et al, the optimal interval between the injury and surgery is 5.4 months [60].…”
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confidence: 99%