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Bilateral anterior shoulder fracture-dislocation

A case report and a review of the literature

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 We report an unusual case of bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation following trauma. Previously reported cases were either of bilateral dislocations or bilateral fracture dislocations. In our case the patient suffered bilateral anterior dislocation with a three part fracture dislocation on the right. A review of the literature is presented.

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 Nous rapportons un cas exceptionel de déboîtement de l’épaule anterieur bilatéral qui suit le trauma. Les cas précédemment rapportés étaient des déboîtements bilatéraux ou bien fracture déboîtements bilatéraus. Dans notre cas le malade a souffert un déboîtement anterieure bilatéral, associé avec une fracture de. Une révision de la littérature international est presentée.

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Accepted: 17 November 1998

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Dinopoulos, H., Giannoudis, P., Smith, R. et al. Bilateral anterior shoulder fracture-dislocation . International Orthopaedics SICOT 23, 128–130 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640050327

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