Woman With Shoulder Pain: Posterior Shoulder Dislocation Diagnosed With Point-of-Care Ultrasound.

Posterior shoulder dislocations are relatively rare. When used by emergency medicine physicians, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) demonstrates higher sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing shoulder dislocation as compared to two-view plain films. A 49-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with left shoulder pain following a mechanical fall.