Abstract
Volume 2 • Issue 1 • 1000160 Trop Med Surg ISSN: 2329-9088 TPMS, an open access journal A 33 year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) after intentional overdose of prescription drugs with concomitant cocaine and alcohol abuse. During assessment, he had a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure that terminated after intravenous lorazepam administration. He was admitted to the Intermediate Care Unit for ongoing close monitoring due to persistently altered mental status. When more alert the following day he complained of bilateral shoulder pain with markedly restricted range of movement. An initial screening chest radiograph demonstrated bilateral anterior shoulder dislocations with an associated fracture of the left greater tuberosity (Figure 1). On further discussion a history of multiple bilateral shoulder dislocations with minimal force was elicited. He was reviewed by the orthopedic service that elected to perform closed reduction under general anesthesia and he was placed in bilateral shoulder immobilizers for 2 weeks. Operative repair was recommended.
Highlights
A 33 year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) after intentional overdose of prescription drugs with concomitant cocaine and alcohol abuse
He had a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure that terminated after intravenous lorazepam administration
He was admitted to the Intermediate Care Unit for ongoing close monitoring due to persistently altered mental status
Summary
Bilateral Anterior Shoulder Dislocations due to Seizure Joseph R Shiber*, Jesus A Diaz and Kamal I Bohsali College of Medicine, University of Florida, USA A 33 year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) after intentional overdose of prescription drugs with concomitant cocaine and alcohol abuse.
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