Bilateral Simultaneous Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

Ilateral simultaneous anterior shoulder dislocation is a rare occurrence. There are few cases reported in the literature and, when involving trauma, such incidents are usually associated with fracture. The majority of simultaneous bilateral shoulder dislocations reported is posterior. We discuss an unusual case of a 43-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with bilateral shoulder pain associated with movement after sustaining a jet skiing accident. The patient was found to have bilateral anterior gleno-humeral dislocations without fracture. He had no prior history of dislocation. Both shoulders were ultimately reduced in the emergency department with conscious sedation using traction-countertraction techniques.