@article{ref1,
title="Rotator cuff tear associated with a posterior dislocation of the shoulder in a young adult: a case report and literature review",
journal="Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma",
year="2007",
author="Schoenfeld, Andrew J. and Lippitt, Steven B.",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="150-152",
abstract="Posterior glenohumeral dislocations are rare, and an accurate diagnosis is often difficult to make. Although rotator cuff tears are a known risk in the common traumatic anterior glenohumeral dislocation, they are an extremely rare event in association with posterior glenohumeral dislocation, regardless of patient age. There have only been 2 documented cases of rotator cuff tear following posterior shoulder dislocation previously reported in the literature. We report the case of a rotator cuff tear associated with a closed traumatic posterior dislocation of the shoulder in a 22-year-old male involved in a motorcycle accident. This is only the second report of an isolated rotator cuff tear occurring as a result of a posterior shoulder dislocation. Furthermore, this case concerns the youngest patient ever to sustain such an injury in the orthopaedic literature.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-5339",
doi="10.1097/BOT.0b013e318032c4a9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BOT.0b013e318032c4a9"
}