Shoulder Dislocation (Glenohumeral Joint Dislocation)

Weekly Health and Fitness Corner

...arm in an anterior dislocation due to the posterolateral portion of the humeral head being compressed against the anterior part of the glenoid labrum they can be compression fractures on the humerus known as Hill Sachs lesions they are closely linked with bankart lesions which is a rupture in the glenoid labrum these can also be accompanied by avulsion fractures which are then termed bony bankart lesions the arm is typically held in external rotation with some abduction and all movements are painful there is a loss of the normal Contour of the deltoid and the acromion can be particularly prominent posterior dislocation's make up only two to four percent of all shoulder dislocations and occur due to the head of the humerus being forced posteriorly while...

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