title: Persistent dislocation of the shoulder in elderly patients.
abstract: Four elderly patients with longstanding unrecognized dislocation of the shoulder were treated by physiotherapy only. Good functional results, associated with a greatly increased range of pain-free motion, demonstrate the usefulness of conservative treatment in cases of persistent dislocation of the shoulder in the elderly.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*