Treatment of shoulder dislocation: Is a sling appropriate?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 370-371

  Murrell, George A C ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CADAVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT MOBILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; REVIEW; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SPLINTING; TECHNICAL AID;

EID: 0142094510     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05596.x     Document Type: Review

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