Reduction of shoulder dislocation in times of pandemic. A new light shining through an old window

  • Omar Lencina Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “San Roque”, Gonnet, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1190-7364
  • Edgardo Luis Demarchi Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “San Roque”, Gonnet, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7040-3276
  • María Laura Simbeni Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “San Roque”, Gonnet, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9592-6636
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2021.86.1.1208
Keywords: Luxation, method, reduction, shoulder, technique

Abstract

We present the case of a patient with left shoulder dislocation, who consulted for the emergency service of our hospital in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. A video shows the Davos reduction maneuver or BHM with which the patient was treated.Level of Evidence: IV      

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Author Biographies

Omar Lencina, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “San Roque”, Gonnet, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Omar Lencina, MD. Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “San Roque”, Gonnet, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Edgardo Luis Demarchi, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “San Roque”, Gonnet, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Edgardo L. Demarchi, MD. Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “San Roque”, Gonnet, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
María Laura Simbeni, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “San Roque”, Gonnet, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
María Laura Sinbeni, MD. Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “San Roque”, Gonnet, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Published
2021-02-11
How to Cite
Lencina, O., Demarchi, E. L., & Simbeni, M. L. (2021). Reduction of shoulder dislocation in times of pandemic. A new light shining through an old window. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 86(1), 107-109. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2021.86.1.1208
Issue
Vol 86 No 1 (2021)
Section
Case Presentations
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