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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-28
pubmed:abstractText
The main study objective was to determine if experienced emergency physicians can accurately identify a subgroup of patients with anterior shoulder dislocation for whom prereduction radiographs do not alter patient management. Our prospective study evaluated 97 patients who presented to 2 ski-hill clinics and to our rural emergency department with possible shoulder dislocation between November 1996 and May 1997. Emergency physicians were certain of shoulder dislocation by clinical examination alone in 40 of 59 cases (67.8%) of possible dislocation. All 40 cases were found to have a dislocation (100%; 95% Cl, 91.19% to 100%), and the prereduction radiograph did not affect management of the injury. Prereduction radiographs added 29.6 +/- 12.68 minutes to treatment. We conclude that shoulder dislocation is often readily apparent from history and physical examination. When the experienced emergency physician is certain of the diagnosis of anterior shoulder dislocation, prereduction radiography delays treatment and does not alter management.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0735-6757
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
653-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Analgesics, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Clinical Competence, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Emergency Treatment, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Manipulation, Orthopedic, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Patient Selection, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Physical Examination, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Shoulder Dislocation, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Skiing, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10597082-Triage
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Prereduction radiographs in clinically evident anterior shoulder dislocation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article