It may be difficult to distinguish between these; however, in general subluxations will autoreduce, whereas dislocations will not. Therefore, the question for the patient: “Did you need, or have you ...

75 (91%) patients had anterior shoulder dislocations and 6 (7%) had multidirectional instability. The average Beighton score for these patients was 3.1 with a range from 0 to 9. 35 patients (43%) in ...