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Sport Injury Scenario: Rugby dislocation Bill, an U20 International and Provincial Academy Player Injured his right shoulder during the Junior World Championships

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Sport Injury Scenario: Rugby dislocation Bill, an U20 International and Provincial Academy Player Injured his right shoulder during the Junior World Championships. His shoulder was reduced in A&E and travelled home from the championships on pain relief and with the shoulder resting in a sling. He was then referred to a shoulder specialist who decided that a shoulder stabilisation surgery (Laterjet) was the only option to give him the best chance of returning to high level competitive rugby. He was booked in for surgery in 4 weeks time and the consultant emphased the importance of regaining shoulder function prior to this. Reoccuring injury. Question 1 a. What tissues, movements and forces were involved in Bill's mechanism of injury?