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Title: Common Injuries and Their Associated Complications

Category: Orthopedics

Posted: 8/7/2010 by Michael Bond, MD (Updated: 3/3/2026)

Some common injuries and their board review associated complications

  • Anterior Shoulder Dislocation = Axillary nerve or artery injury
  • Supracondylar Fracture = Brachial Artery injury
  • Posterior Elbow Dislocation = Brachial Artery injury
  • Knee Dislocation = Popiteal Artery Injury and Peroneal and tibial nerve injury
  • Humeral shaft fracture = radial nerve injury
  • Posterior hip dislocation = sciatica nerve injury
  • Anterior hip dislocation = femoral nerve injury

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