Immobilization in external rotation after shoulder dislocation reduces the risk of recurrence: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2124-2131

  Itoi, Eiji ^a   Hatakeyama, Yuji ^b   Sato, Takeshi ^c   Kido, Tadato ^d   Minagawa, Hiroshi ^e   Yamamoto, Nobuyuki ^e   Wakabayashi, Ikuko ^f   Nozaka, Koji ^e  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAKADORI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Yamamoto Kumiai General Hospital   (Japan)

^d Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safe   (Japan)

^e AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISLOCATION; RISK REDUCTION; ROTATION; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35349030726     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00654     Document Type: Article

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