Associated Pathologies Following Luxatio Erecta Humeri: A Retrospective Analysis of 31 Cases and Diagnostic Algorithm

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Shoulder Dislocation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02643537

2009

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of this rare injury with special emphasis on associated pathologies. Additionally, we aimed to develop an algorithm for the diagnosis of associated pathologies following LEH.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Included for analysis were all patients over 18 years of age who have been treated for LEH between at our department.

Exclusion criteria

• Only injuries of the affected shoulder were taken into account, non-shoulder related pathologies were not addressed.
• Other types of shoulder dislocation except Luxatio erecta

Trial design

31 participants in 1 patient group

Luxation erecta

Description:

All patients with Inferior shoulder dislocation in fixed abduction, also known as luxatio erecta humeri (LEH)