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Bilateral posterior fracture-dislocation of the shoulder managed by allograft reconstruction of the segmental defect: report of two cases

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Bilateral posterior fracture-dislocation of the shoulder represents less than 5% of all posterior dislocations. We present two cases after convulsive seizures. One is of a 38-year-old male showing that in more chronic situations the modified McLaughlin procedure can be a good treatment option. The other is of a 41-year-old male in whom the larger defect of the articular surface of the humeral head was managed by an allograft reconstruction.

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Alta, T.D.W., Willems, W.J. Bilateral posterior fracture-dislocation of the shoulder managed by allograft reconstruction of the segmental defect: report of two cases. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 18, 381–385 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-008-0316-7

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