Reduction of shoulder dislocations by the hanging method.
Over a 2-year period, 23 cases of anterior dislocation of the shoulder were managed by the hanging method, combined with a supraclavicular block. Reduction was easily accomplished in all but 2 of these cases. The technique is described.
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Benedictine Hospital, Natal.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000628:therapy*