Reduction of anterior shoulder dislocation, Sir Astle Cooper technique

Reduction of anterior dislocation of the shoulder: the Spaso technique

Address for correspondence; Assoc Prof A-M Kelly Department of Emergency Medicine Western Hospital Private Bag, Footscray 3011 Email: [email protected] Introduction Anterior dislocation of the shoulder is the most common major joint dislocation encountered in emergency departments. Reduction of these dislocations is one of a range of procedures in which emergency physicians need to b...

Reduction of anterior dislocation of the shoulder.

Closed reduction techniques in acute anterior shoulder dislocation: modified Milch technique compared with traction-countertraction technique.

BACKGROUND To perform closed manual reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation using the traction-countertraction technique requires sedation (TCTS) and the participation of 2 people. We studied the modified Milch (MM) technique, a positional reductive maneuver that requires 1 operator, without patient sedation or analgesia. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study comprised 56 prospective nonra...

Bilateral Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

INTRODUCTION Unilateral anterior shoulder dislocation is one of the most common problems encountered in orthopedic practice. However, simultaneous bilateral anterior dislocation of the shoulders is quite rare. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a 75-year-old woman presented with simultaneous bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation following a trauma, complicated with a traction injury to t...

Patients education of a self-reduction technique for anterior glenohumeral dislocation of shoulder.

BACKGROUND : Anterior dislocation of the shoulder (glenohumeral joint) is one of the most prevalent dislocations. Following a first dislocation recurrence rates of up to 80% have been reported. Many patients will seek medical assistance for reduction of the shoulder after each of these recurrent dislocations. We describe the results of reduction of anterior glenohumeral dislocation using a modi...