Extract
Traumatic posterior dislocation of the shoulder is frequently missed, and
treatment is often delayed. Neglected posterior dislocations are difficult to
treat, and their clinical outcome is often
suboptimal1.A variety of extensile anterior deltopectoral and superior approaches for
the late reduction and reconstruction of posterior dislocations have been
reported1-3.
Surprisingly, to the best of our knowledge, direct posterior reconstruction of
such injuries has not been reported in the literature. We present the case of
a patient with a neglected posterior dislocation of the shoulder who was
treated with open reduction and direct anatomic repair of the posterior
capsule through a posterior deltoid-splitting approach. The patient was
informed that data concerning the case would be submitted for publication.