Historical development of shoulder care.
The development over the last century and a half of treatment for dislocation of the shoulder, fractures, acromioclavicular dislocation, arthroplasty, and rupture of the rotator cuff is outlined.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000266:history; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery