Revue de chirurgie orthopédique et réparatrice de l'appareil moteur
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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · May 2001
[Acute anterior instability of the shoulder: short- and mid-term outcome after conservative treatment].
We assessed short and mid-term outcome after emergency care for acute anterior instability of the shoulder. ⋯ Acute anterior dislocation of the shoulder is frequent, but emergency surgical repair is rarely needed (15 cases in our series, 6.9%). Mid-term recurrence is not as frequent as is often thought, warranting the choice of first intention orthopedic care. Our findings demonstrated that emergency surgery is not indicated in most cases of anterior shoulder instability, even with the arthroscopic approach, especially since the results of this method remain unclear.