title: The unstable shoulder.
abstract: Not all unstable shoulders are the same, and careful patient selection ensures proper treatment. Improved understanding of the mechanisms of stability, advances in imaging and arthroscopic technology mean that repeated visits to the emergency department with a painful dislocated shoulder should be a thing of the past.
authors.affiliation: St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY.
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Chinmay M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gupte
mesh_terms: D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery