Position and duration of immobilization after primary anterior shoulder dislocation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2924-2933

  Paterson, William H ^a   Throckmorton, Thomas W ^a   Koester, Michael ^b   Azar, Frederick M ^a   Kuhn, John E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION; ARTICLE; BRACE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT MOBILITY; META ANALYSIS; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; RESTITUTION; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SLING IMMOBILIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650490487     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00631     Document Type: Article

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