• M C Yuen, P G Yap, Y T Chan, and W K Tung.
• Accident and Emergency Department, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. yuen_mc@hotmail.com
• Emerg Med J. 2001 Sep 1; 18 (5): 370-2.

ObjectiveTo introduce the Spaso technique for reducing anterior shoulder dislocation by reporting the success rate of the Spaso technique performed by junior emergency medicine residents.DesignRetrospective case series.SettingUrban accident and emergency department.ParticipantsPatients with anterior shoulder dislocations.InterventionsThe Spaso technique was applied by the emergency medicine residents to reduce anterior shoulder dislocation.ResultsThe emergency medicine residents applied the Spaso technique to reduce 16 cases of anterior dislocated shoulder during the study period. The Spaso technique was successful in 14 of 16 cases. The overall success rate was 87.5% (95% CI 60.4, 97.8%). No complications were noted.ConclusionA new method has been introduced for reduction of anterior shoulder dislocation by reporting the experience of junior residents. The Spaso technique is simple, effective and able to be performed by single operator. Although the sample size was small, the result of the study could provide background information for planning a properly designed randomised controlled trial to evaluate the Spaso technique.

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