II. Definition
- Inferior displacement of the humeral head
III. Etiologies
- Suggests Hypotonicity
- Shoulder Fracture
- Neuropathy (e.g. Brachial Neuritis)
- Cerebrovascular Accident or other CNS Disorder
IV. Diagnostics
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Electromyogram (EMG)
- Evaluates for neuropathic cause
- Indicated for atraumatic subluxation
V. Management
- See Shoulder Instability
- Exercises after injury healed
VI. Course
- Muscle tone returns after injury resolves
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Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
SnomedCT | 263051004 |
Dutch | onvolledige schouderontwrichting |
French | Subluxation de l'épaule |
German | Subluxation der Schulter |
Italian | Sublussazione della spalla |
Portuguese | Subluxação do ombro |
Spanish | Subluxación de hombro, subluxación de articulación de hombro (trastorno), subluxación de articulación del hombro, subluxación de articulación del hombro (trastorno), subluxación de articulación de hombro |
Japanese | 亜脱臼肩, アダッキュウケン |
English | subluxation of shoulder, subluxation of shoulder (diagnosis), Subluxation shoulder, subluxation of shoulder (physical finding), subluxation shoulder, shoulder subluxation, shoulder subluxations, Scapulohumeral joint subluxation, Shoulder subluxation, Subluxation of shoulder joint, Subluxation of shoulder joint (disorder) |
Czech | Subluxace ramene |
Hungarian | Váll subluxatio |
Ontology: Glenohumeral Subluxation (C1720803)
Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
MSH | D012783 |
English | Glenohumeral Subluxations, Glenohumeral Subluxation, Subluxation, Glenohumeral, Subluxations, Glenohumeral |
German | Glenohumerale Subluxation |
French | Subluxation gléno-humérale, Subluxation glénohumérale |
Norwegian | Subluksasjon av skulder, Glenohumeralsubluksasjon |
Czech | subluxace ramenního kloubu |