Snapshot An 80-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with severe right shoulder pain and immobility. She fell down the steps outside her house and landed on her right side two hours prior to presentation. On exam, her right arm is abducted and externally rotated. She has decreased sensation to touch over the lateral aspect of her right shoulder. Radiographs demonstrate an anterior shoulder dislocation. Introduction Clinical definition login to view 4 more bullets Etiology Traumatic injury login to view 2 more bullets Pathoanatomy login to view 13 more bullets Associated conditions login to view 9 more bullets Epidemiology Incidence login to view 5 more bullets Demographics login to view 3 more bullets Presentation Symptoms login to view 4 more bullets Physical exam login to view 8 more bullets Imaging Radiographs login to view 7 more bullets Differential Posterior shoulder dislocation login to view 5 more bullets Rotator cuff tear login to view 3 more bullets Treatment Nonoperative login to view 3 more bullets Operative login to view 3 more bullets Complications Recurrence login to view 3 more bullets Axillary nerve injury Rotator cuff damage login to view 1 more bullet Prognosis Favorable login to view 1 more bullet Unfavorable login to view 4 more bullets