ACUTE SHOULDER DISLOCATION - INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATIVEMANAGEMENT

Authors
ARCIERO RA STPIERRE P
Citation
Ra. Arciero et P. Stpierre, ACUTE SHOULDER DISLOCATION - INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATIVEMANAGEMENT, Clinics in sports medicine, 14(4), 1995, pp. 937
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Sport Sciences
Journal title
Clinics in sports medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02785919
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0278-5919(1995)14:4<937:ASD-IA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
This article reviews the natural history of the initial traumatic ante rior shoulder dislocation. The literature is compared with the experie nce at the US Military Academy in a uniform group of young athletes. T he concept and rationale for acute arthroscopic stabilization are intr oduced. Operative indications and the current arthroscopic technique a re detailed.