common dislocations

Question 1

what are the 4 Rs of joint dislocation?

Answer 1

Reduce
Re-assess neurovascular status
Repair (if required)
Rehabilitate

Question 2

what is a bankart lesion?

Answer 2

injury to the labrum of the glenoid

Question 3

what is a bony bankart?

Answer 3

when a piece of bone fragments off the labrum of the glenoid

Question 4

what is the most common type of shoulder dislocation and how does it occur?

Answer 4

anterior - fall with shoulder in external rotation

Question 5

what causes posterior shoulder dislocation?

Answer 5

fall with shoulder in internal rotation, direct blow to anterior shoulder - rare

Question 6

what are the classifications of elbow dislocation?

Answer 6

anterior
posterior
lateral
medial
divergent

Question 7

what is the most common IPJ dislocation and how does it occur?

Answer 7

posterior - hyperextension injury, direct axial blow

Question 8

what direction does the patella usually dislocate?

Answer 8

laterally

Question 9

what vessels are at risk in a knee dislocation?

Answer 9

popliteal artery & vein and peroneal nerve

Question 10

what is the presentation of hip dislocation?

Answer 10

flexed, internally rotated and adducted hip

Question 11

what are the complications of hip dislocations

Answer 11

sciatic nerve palsy
AVN of femoral head
secondary OA of the hip