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Technical note: Shoulder subluxation as a complication of positioning during CT

✍ Scribed by Brad S. Gluck; David S. Mendelson

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Weight: 154 KB
Volume: 16
Category: Article
ISSN: 0895-6111
DOI: 10.1016/0895-6111(92)90204-m

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✦ Synopsis

Previously unreported, we note the complication of anterior shoulder subluxation that occurred secondary to patient positioning during chest CT examination. Positioning a patient's arms abducted and externally rotated over the head can precipitate anterior shoulder subluxation in patients with anterior shoulder instability.