External Rotation Immobilization for Primary Shoulder Dislocation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Autor: Katie N. Dainty, Elizabeth Wambolt, Robert Litchfield, Daniel B. Whelan
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. 472:2380-2386
ISSN: 0009-921X
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-3432-6
Popis: Background The traditional treatment for primary anterior shoulder dislocations has been immobilization in a sling with the arm in a position of adduction and internal rotation. However, recent basic science and clinical data have suggested recurrent instability may be reduced with immobilization in external rotation after primary shoulder dislocation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE