RT Journal
A1 Miller, Bruce S.
T1 Commentary on an article by Sigurd Liavaag, MD, et al.: “Immobilization in External Rotation After Primary Shoulder Dislocation Did Not Reduce the Risk of Recurrence. A Randomized Controlled Trial”
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2011
FD May 18
VO 93
IS 10
SP e56 1
OP 1
DO 10.2106/JBJS.K.00353
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.00353
AB 
Sigurd Liavaag and coauthors are to be commended for their manuscript, “Immobilization in External Rotation After Primary Shoulder Dislocation Did Not Reduce the Risk of Recurrence. A Randomized Controlled Trial.” This multicenter trial in Norway demonstrated no apparent clinical benefit of three weeks of immobilization in external rotation following primary anterior shoulder dislocation in 188 subjects. The authors of this clinical trial focused on a clinically relevant age group (range, sixteen to forty years), executed an effective stratified block randomization, monitored treatment compliance, and reported excellent follow-up (98% at two years).