Tramadol abuse and shoulder dislocation

Effect of Using Tramadol on Shoulder Dislocation

The definition of recurrent shoulder dislocation in tramadol induced seizure patients

Background: Prevalence of recurrent shoulder dislocation in patients taking tramadol has not been studiedyet so, this study aims to study the recurrent shoulder dislocation following tramadol induced seizure. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 205 patients with recurrent shoulder dislocation complaints (2 or more) referred to Shafa Orthopedic and Iranmehr hospitals Tehran, Iran, from Oc...

Tramadol intoxication and shoulder pain.

An unconscious 21-year-old male was brought to our emergency room (ER) three hours after ingesting 2 g of tramadol and 400 mg of methadone. He had one episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizure before arriving to the ER. After regaining of consciousness, the patient complained from pain in his right shoulder. Anterior dislocation of the patient’s shoulder was confirmed on plain x-ray (Figure 1...

Shoulder Dislocation

Mechanism Shoulder dislocation is usually anterior (95-98% of cases). [1]However, posterior dislocation can sometimes occur. Inferior, superior and intrathoracic dislocations can also occur but are rare and will not be discussed further. Anterior dislocation is almost invariably traumatic. It usually occurs when people fall with a combination of abduction, extension and a posteriorly directed f...