latrogenic fracture of humerus – complication of a diagnostic error in a shoulder dislocation: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Shoulder dislocation is the commonest dislocation presenting to the emergency department, anterior being more common than posterior. The latter being less common has a tendency of being missed; this is supported by many cases in the literature. Kocher's meth...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Shoulder dislocation is the commonest dislocation presenting to the emergency department, anterior being more common than posterior. The latter being less common has a tendency of being missed; this is supported by many cases in the literature. Kocher's method is one of the many methods of reducing anterior dislocation; there are many reported complications of employing this method.</p> <p>To the best of our knowledge we are reporting the first case of an iatrogenic fracture of the proximal humerus, due to the use of Kocher's method of shoulder reduction in a posterior dislocation following a diagnostic error which led to an avoidable difficult surgical intervention. We also discuss the mechanism of the iatrogenic fracture and the measures that can be undertaken to prevent it.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-240b24868d2440479719cef4074b11372022-12-21T20:55:30ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472007-07-01114110.1186/1752-1947-1-41latrogenic fracture of humerus – complication of a diagnostic error in a shoulder dislocation: a case reportAhmad RiazAhmed ShahbazBould Michael<p>Abstract</p> <p>Shoulder dislocation is the commonest dislocation presenting to the emergency department, anterior being more common than posterior. The latter being less common has a tendency of being missed; this is supported by many cases in the literature. Kocher's method is one of the many methods of reducing anterior dislocation; there are many reported complications of employing this method.</p> <p>To the best of our knowledge we are reporting the first case of an iatrogenic fracture of the proximal humerus, due to the use of Kocher's method of shoulder reduction in a posterior dislocation following a diagnostic error which led to an avoidable difficult surgical intervention. We also discuss the mechanism of the iatrogenic fracture and the measures that can be undertaken to prevent it.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/41 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Riaz Ahmed Shahbaz Bould Michael latrogenic fracture of humerus – complication of a diagnostic error in a shoulder dislocation: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | latrogenic fracture of humerus – complication of a diagnostic error in a shoulder dislocation: a case report |
| title_full | latrogenic fracture of humerus – complication of a diagnostic error in a shoulder dislocation: a case report |
| title_fullStr | latrogenic fracture of humerus – complication of a diagnostic error in a shoulder dislocation: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | latrogenic fracture of humerus – complication of a diagnostic error in a shoulder dislocation: a case report |
| title_short | latrogenic fracture of humerus – complication of a diagnostic error in a shoulder dislocation: a case report |
| title_sort | latrogenic fracture of humerus complication of a diagnostic error in a shoulder dislocation a case report |
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