Glossary
Acromion
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Ball and Socket Joint
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Bankhart lesion
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Corocoid
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Deltoid
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Dynamic Stabilizers
The dynamic stabilisers normally hold the joint in place (pulling the humerus medially) but in a dislocation muscular spasm continues to pull on the humeral head and shaft.
Glenoid
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Glenohumeral joint
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Glenoid Fossa
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Hill-Sachs lesion
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Humerus
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Infraspinatus
Infraspinatus is a rotator cuff muscle. It originates from XXX and inserts into the XXX and acts by XXX the humerus . The nerve supply is from XXX
Labrum cartilage
rim which increases depth of glenoid cup
Long Head of Biceps
The long head of biceps is positioned longitudinally across the glenohumeral joint and acts to pull the dislocated humeral head upwards, fixing it in the subcoracoid/glenoid area.
In spasm, this muscle resists anterior movement of the head and may also bowstring anterolateral to the axis of the head, further restricting the returning humeral head.
Rotator cuff
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Supraspinatus
Supraspinatus is a rotator cuff muscle. It originates from XXX and inserts into the XXX and acts by XXX the humerus . The nerve supply is from XXX
Scapula
The position of the glenoid fossa is often forgotten during reduction attempts. If the scapula is fully migrated around the chest wall you will struggle to reduce the shoulder even if you are doing everything else correctly.
A fixed obstacle (the prominent anteriorly placed glenoid rim/labrum) sits supralateral to the displaced head – relocation requires the humeral head to move anterior and lateral/supralateral.
Static Stabilizers
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Subcorocoid
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Subglenoid
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Subscapularis
Subscapularis is a rotator cuff muscle. It originates from XXX and inserts into the lesser tuberosity, internally rotating the humerus (resisting external rotation) and holding the head medially (resisting lateral movement). The nerve supply is from XXX
Teres minor
Teres minor is a rotator cuff muscle. It originates from XXX and inserts into the XXX and acts by XXX the humerus . The nerve supply is from XXX
Traction / Countertraction
Latest Updates
ShoulderDislocation.net has posted two new videos on our YouTube channel and Videos page.
These videos are quite a bit different from the others – in that things didn’t quite go as smoothly as we would have hoped. In both of these shoulder dislocations the relocation was proving to be a little difficult and might prompt abandonment of the techniques in favour of heavier sedation.
The first video shows a patient with in whom the muscle spasm was unable to be overcome with simple positioning and a variety of manoeuvres. She eventually required sedation resulting an a quick reduction
In the second video, the patient has a subglenoid dislocation, and the operator tries to get the patient to adduct the arm. Unfortunately this is difficult, so Neil talks the operator through a series of manoeuvres to manipulate the humerus into the correct position, including attempting Zero Position. Eventually the shoulder is relocated.
This month, Neil Cunningham talks to Scott Weingart from EM-RAP about shoulder dislocation and the various methods of achieving relocation. The podcast is available for subscribers to EM-RAP. Neil focuses particularly on non-analgesic relocation methods, analgesic positioning, and talks about the recent translation of Kocher’s method.
Have you ever been at a footy or rugby match, or on a skifield and seen someone with a dislocated shoulder? Ever wondered whether it is worth trying to relocate the shoulder “in-the-field”, before xrays, analgesia or transfer to a hospital? Have you thought it might be better for the patient if they got their shoulder in sooner rather than later?
This month Gerard Fennessy shares his experiences on a skifield, dealing with in-the-field dislocations. He talks about sedation and analgesia in remote locations, as well as the use of non-traction/countertraction techniques to make the relocation safer for the patient.
Have you ever thought that there must be a perfect position for your patient with a dislocated shoulder? Well, usually there is (and I don’t mean “relocated’, although apparently that is a pretty good position!).
When your patient comes in with a dislocated shoulder, there are several things you can do to give them immediate pain relief. And we are not necessarily talking about morphine or propofol!
This month we look at analgesic positions for your patient – ones that provide near immediate relief of pain, before you can shout “Get a drip in!”.
Have you ever wanted to teach your patients how to relocate thier own shoulders? Well now you can! The Boss-Holzach-Matter technique is an autoreduction technique that you can teach your patient to do, directly in the Emergency Department. This simple-to-teach technique also has a patient handout that you can print out.
