Abstract
Luxatio erecta humeri is a relatively rare type of glenohumeral dislocation. In Japan 40 cases have been reported. We treated a 20-year-old man injured in a motorcycle accident and a 51-year-old woman who fell upside-down. The clinical examinations revealed no neurological or vascular disturbance. Closed reduction by the traction method was achieved without complications under general anesthesia. The treated shoulders were immobilized in a sling for about three weeks before immobilization shoulder exercise began. They were able to regain a full range of motion of their shoulder and had no complaint of pain or recurrent dislocation at 29 and 5 months follow-up periods.
