Diagnosis and treatment of anterior and posterior shoulder dislocation. II. Treatment
Habermeyer, P.; Lichtenberg, S.
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für Alle Gebiete der Operativen Medizen 74(12): 1178-1194
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4722 PMID: 14756134 Document Number: 560752
In Part I the anatomy, biomechanics, different pathologic changes, and diagnostic tools for anterior and posterior instability were discussed. In this second part, treatment of an acute dislocation is introduced. Furthermore different surgical procedures and their indications are discussed. Algorithms for treatment of first-time dislocation, chronic anterior instability, and posterior instability are presented.