TY  - JOUR
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”
AU  - Miller, Bruce S.
Y1  - 2011/05/18
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.K.00353
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - e56 1
EP  - 1
VL  - 93
IS  - 10
N2  - 
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).

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00353
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.00353
ER  -