Comparison of four different reduction methods for anterior dislocation of the shoulder

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Mahir Mahirogullari⁶  Ahmet Piskin¹  Akin Ugras⁶  Selami Cakmak³  Uzeyir Tirmik²  Faruk Akyildiz⁵  Safak Ekinci⁴  Olcay Guler⁶ 

[1] Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey;Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Etimesgut Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey;Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey;Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Agrı Military Hospital, Agrı, Turkey;Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Malatya Military Hospital, Malatya, Turkey;Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Medical Faculty, Medipol University, Atatürk Bulvarı. No:27 Unkapanı, Fatih, 34083, Istanbul, Turkey

关键词: Closed reduction;    Anterior shoulder dislocation;    Shoulder;   

Others  :  1208594
DOI  :  10.1186/s13018-015-0226-4

 received in 2015-03-04, accepted in 2015-05-14,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Shoulder dislocations account for almost 50 % of all major joint dislocations and are mainly anterior.

Objective

The aim is a comparative retrospective study of different reduction maneuvers without anesthesia to reduce the dislocated shoulder.

Methods

Patients were treated with different reduction maneuvers, including various forms of traction and external rotation, in the emergency departments of four training hospitals between 2009 and 2012. Each of the four hospitals had different treatment protocols for reduction and applying one of four maneuvers: Spaso, Chair, Kocher, and Matsen methods. Thirty-nine patients were treated by the Spaso method, 47 by the Chair reduction method, 40 by the Kocher method, and 27 patients by Matsen’s traction-countertraction method. All patients’ demographic data were recorded. Dislocation number, reduction time, time interval between dislocation and reduction, and associated complications, pre- and post-reduction period, were recorded prospectively. No anesthetic method was used for the reduction.

Results

All of the methods used included traction and some external rotation. The Chair method had the shortest reduction time. All surgeons involved in the study agreed that the Kocher and Matsen methods needed more force for the reduction. Patients could contract their muscles because of the pain in these two methods. The Spaso method includes flexion of the shoulder and blocks muscle contraction somewhat. The Chair method was found to be the easiest because the patients could not contract their muscles while sitting on a chair with the affected arm at their side.

Conclusions

We suggest that the Chair method is an effective and fast reduction maneuver that may be an alternative for the treatment of anterior shoulder dislocations. Further prospective studies with larger sample size are needed to compare safety of different reduction techniques.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Guler et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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