Midterm results after operatively stabilised shoulder dislocations in elderly patients

Autor: Emanuel V. Geiger, Christine Ilius, Ingo Marzi, Marcus Maier, Johannes Frank
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: International Orthopaedics. 33:719-723
ISSN: 1432-5195
0341-2695
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0578-z
Popis: Anterior shoulder dislocation is frequently seen in young patients. The therapeutic regime in elderly patients after shoulder dislocation is less clearly defined. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical benefit of operative stabilisation following anterior shoulder dislocation in young versus elderly patients. Seventy-two patients with anterior shoulder dislocations were allocated into two groups. Group 1 (> 40 years of age) consisted of 23 patients, and group 2 (
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