Background Shoulder dislocation is a common sporting injury. Glenoid deficiency is thought to be a risk factor for recurrent shoulder dislocations. This study was performed to assess the role of CT ...

Shoulder dislocation is a common sporting injury. Recent studies suggest a higher rate of recurrence in the presence of glenoid rim fracture (bony Bankart lesion). The authors looked at the incidence ...

Shoulder instability occurs when your shoulder joint (ball and socket) has lost is normal alignment (ball resting symmetrically in the socket), which causes your arm to lose its support. The most ...

People who live here in the mountains tend to play hard. Injuries are not uncommon, and it is not unusual for me to see young people in my office who have dislocated one or both of their shoulders.

Vinod is not afraid that his shoulder will dislocate from its socket anymore. For over 15 years and a surgery, he had been living in apprehension of his shoulder ball coming out of its socket at the ...

Shoulder instability is most common in the young, athletic population, bringing a focus to how these injuries are best treated. Research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports ...

While a young child is more at risk to break a bone in the upper arm, the adolescent is at risk to sustain a dislocated shoulder. Yet, not all dislocations are the same. Instability is the act of the ...

The shoulder joint is one of the most crucial joints in the body, which is formed by the articulation of a socket on the shoulder blade (glenoid) and the upper aspect of the arm bone (humerus). A ...

A dislocated shoulder occurs when the top part of the upper arm bone partially or fully comes out of the socket. A dislocated shoulder is painful and results in temporary loss of mobility and function ...

An anterior shoulder dislocation occurs when the shoulder slides forward out of the socket. It is usually the result of a sports injury, fall, or traffic accident. This shoulder injury is the most ...