The Shoulder Joint Flashcards
what physical signs can you see when someone has a shoulder dislocation
visibly deformed, visible swelling and/or bruising
How common are anterior dislocations
90-95% - head of humerus sits anterior to the glenoid fossa
two types of anterior shoulder dislocation
Subcoracoid location = 60%
Subglenoid = 30%
how to get an anterior shoulder dislocation
arm abducted and external roated , force arm posteriorly or direct blow to shoulder
Bankart lesion
force of humeral head popping out of socket in anterior dislocation can cause part of the gleniod labrum to be torn off
Hill Sachs Lesion
posterior aspect of the humeral head become jammed against the anterior lip of the glenoid fossa can cause a dent in the posterolateral humeral head
How common are postior disloactions
2-4%
posterior dislocations cause
violent muscle contractions due to epiletic seizures, electrocution or a lighting strike or blow to anterior shoulder or when the arm is flxed across the body and pushed posteriorly
How do patient hold arm with posterior disloaction
internally rotated and adducted, flattening/squaring of the shoulder
injuries common with posterior disloaction
fractures, rotator cuff tears and hill sachs lesions
how common are inferior dislocations
0.5% head of humerus sits inferior to the glenoid
mechanisms of getting an inferior dislocation
forceful traction on the arm when it is fully extended over the head
how common are nerve damage, rotator cuff tears and injury to blood vessels in inferior dislocation
nerve 60%
cuff tear 80%
blood vessel damage 3%
the most common complication of should dislocation in nay direction
recurrent dislocation
recurrent dislocation occures why?
recurrent dislocation due to damage to the stabilising tissues surrounding the
shoulder (glenoid labrum, capsule, ligaments etc.).
why does chance of further dislocation increase with age
as tissues lose elasticity
why does rick of osteoarthitsis increase each time you discloacte your shoulder
. Each dislocation results in further
damage to the humeral head and glenoid,
what arerty may be damanaged in dislocation and hpw common is it
axillary artery 2%
signs is axially artery damnage
haematoma, absent pulses and/or a cool limb
why is axially nerve damanage more common then axiaally artery damange
axillary
nerve wraps around the neck of the humerus, and supplies the deltoid muscle and
the skin overlying the insertion of deltoid (Apply Hilton’s law: the nerve supplying
the muscle [deltoid] also supplies the skin overlying the insertion of the muscle
[insertion of deltoid]). This is known as the regimental badge area as it corresponds
with where a shoulder badge would be worn on the sleeve of a jacket.
when are fracture likely to occur in a disloaction
first time dislocation or if a person is aged over 40
what bones are likely to break in a fracture
humeral
head, greater tubercle, clavicle and acromion
rotator cuff muscule tears are more common in what kind of disloaction
inferior
which 3rd do clavical fracture occur in most
middle third