PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alexander Wendling
AU  - Matthew L Vopat
AU  - Shang-You Yang
AU  - Bradley Saunders
TI  - Near-simultaneous bilateral reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for the treatment of bilateral fracture dislocations of the shoulder
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2019-230212
DP  - 2019 Oct 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e230212
VI  - 12
IP  - 10
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/10/e230212.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/10/e230212.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2019 Oct 01; 12
AB  - A man in his mid-80s presented with bilateral posterior fracture dislocations of the humerus after suffering a seizure. He had Parskinson’s disease and lived with his wife at home. His left shoulder was not felt to be reconstructable. The initial treatment plan was to perform reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) on the left and non-operatively reduce his right shoulder. A left rTSA was performed, but his right shoulder was unstable due to a glenoid fracture and soft tissue instability. In order to preserve the patient’s quality of life, a right rTSA was performed 4 days later. In the follow-up period, the patient was able to regain enough pain-free range of motion on activities of daily living. The patient died from complications of Parkinson’s disease 10 months postoperatively.