AJSM Click here for details!
HOME HELP CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
 QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Simonet, W. T.
Right arrow Articles by Cofield, R. H.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Simonet, W. T.
Right arrow Articles by Cofield, R. H.
The American Journal of Sports Medicine 12:19-24 (1984)
© 1984 SAGE Publications

Prognosis in anterior shoulder dislocation

William T. Simonet, MD

Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota

Robert H. Cofield, MD

Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota

All patients treated for a first-time anterior glenohumeral dislocation in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1970 through 1979 were identified. Of these 124 patients, 116 were available for study at a mean followup of 4.63 years (range 2 to 11). Of the 116 patients, 38 (33%) had recurrence of dislocation: 21 of the 32 (66%) pa tients less than 20 years old,17 of the 43 (40%) patients 20 through 40 years old, and none of the 41 patients older than 40 years. Symptomatic instability remained a problem in 24 patients. Twenty-seven of 33 (82%) young athletes had recurrence of dislocation as com pared with only 8 of 27 (30%) nonathletes of similar ages. Patients restricted from resuming sports partici pation for 6 weeks or more had significantly better results than those restricted for less than 6 weeks.

The recurrence rate of dislocation is not as high as previously reported. However, the rate in athletes is much higher than that in nonathletes. Many patients continue to complain of symptomatic instability without actual redislocation. In our younger patients, we now advise immobilization for from 3 to 6 weeks, followed by extensive rehabilitation before return to athletic ac tivity.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
JBJSHome page
L. Hovelius, A. Olofsson, B. Sandstrom, B.-G. Augustini, L. Krantz, H. Fredin, B. Tillander, U. Skoglund, B. Salomonsson, J. Nowak, et al.
Nonoperative Treatment of Primary Anterior Shoulder Dislocation in Patients Forty Years of Age and Younger. A Prospective Twenty-five-Year Follow-up
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., May 1, 2008; 90(5): 945 - 952.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
JBJSHome page
C. M. Robinson, P. J. Jenkins, T. O. White, A. Ker, and E. Will
Primary Arthroscopic Stabilization for a First-Time Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder. A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., April 1, 2008; 90(4): 708 - 721.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
JBJSHome page
E. Itoi, Y. Hatakeyama, T. Sato, T. Kido, H. Minagawa, N. Yamamoto, I. Wakabayashi, and K. Nozaka
Immobilization in External Rotation After Shoulder Dislocation Reduces the Risk of Recurrence. A Randomized Controlled Trial
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., October 1, 2007; 89(10): 2124 - 2131.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J Bone Joint Surg BrHome page
J. Hobby, D. Griffin, M. Dunbar, and P. Boileau
Is arthroscopic surgery for stabilisation of chronic shoulder instability as effective as open surgery?: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF 62 STUDIES INCLUDING 3044 ARTHROSCOPIC OPERATIONS
J Bone Joint Surg Br, September 1, 2007; 89-B(9): 1188 - 1196.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
JBJSHome page
R. A. Sachs, M. L. Stone, E. Paxton, M. Kuney, and D. Lin
Can the Need for Future Surgery for Acute Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Be Predicted?
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., August 1, 2007; 89(8): 1665 - 1674.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
JBJSHome page
C. M. Robinson, J. Howes, H. Murdoch, E. Will, and C. Graham
Functional Outcome and Risk of Recurrent Instability After Primary Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation in Young Patients
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., November 1, 2006; 88(11): 2326 - 2336.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
JBJSHome page
D. B. Pateder, H. B. Park, E. Chronopoulos, L. M. Fayad, and E. G. McFarland
Humeral Head Osteonecrosis After Anterior Shoulder Stabilization in an Adolescent. A Case Report
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., October 1, 2004; 86(10): 2290 - 2293.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am J Sports MedHome page
D. D. Buss, G. P. Lynch, C. P. Meyer, S. M. Huber, and M. Q. Freehill
Nonoperative Management for In-Season Athletes With Anterior Shoulder Instability
Am. J. Sports Med., September 1, 2004; 32(6): 1430 - 1433.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am J Sports MedHome page
T. J. Gill and B. Zarins
Open Repairs for the Treatment of Anterior Shoulder Instability
Am. J. Sports Med., January 1, 2003; 31(1): 142 - 153.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am J Sports MedHome page
T. M. DeBerardino, R. A. Arciero, D. C. Taylor, and J. M. Uhorchak
Prospective Evaluation of Arthroscopic Stabilization of Acute, Initial Anterior Shoulder Dislocations in Young Athletes: Two- to Five-Year Follow-up
Am. J. Sports Med., September 1, 2001; 29(5): 586 - 592.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am J Sports MedHome page
J. M. Uhorchak, R. A. Arciero, D. Huggard, and D. C. Taylor
Recurrent Shoulder Instability After Open Reconstruction in Athletes Involved in Collision and Contact Sports
Am. J. Sports Med., November 1, 2000; 28(6): 794 - 799.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am J Sports MedHome page
B. J. Nelson and R. A. Arciero
Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Instability
Am. J. Sports Med., July 1, 2000; 28(4): 602 - 614.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
JBJSHome page
E. ITOI, Y. HATAKEYAMA, M. URAYAMA, R. L. PRADHAN, T. KIDO, and K. SATO
Position of Immobilization After Dislocation of the Shoulder. A Cadaveric Study
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., March 1, 1999; 81(3): 385 - 90.
[Abstract] [Full Text]


Home page
JBJSHome page
L. C. R. A. Arciero, L. C. D. C. Taylor, L. Hovelius, B. G. Augustini, H. Fredin, O. Johansson, R. Norlin, and J. Thorling
Correspondence
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., February 1, 1998; 80(2): 299 - 300.
[Full Text]


Home page
Am J Sports MedHome page
D. C. Taylor and R. A. Arciero
Pathologic Changes Associated with Shoulder Dislocations: Arthroscopic and Physical Examination Findings in First-Time, Traumatic Anterior Dislocations
Am. J. Sports Med., June 1, 1997; 25(3): 306 - 311.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Home page
JBJSHome page
L. HOVELIUS, B. G. AUGUSTINI, H. FREDIN, O. JOHANSSON, R. NORLIN, and J. THORLING
Primary Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder in Young Patients. A Ten-Year Prospective Study
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., November 1, 1996; 78(11): 1677 - 84.
[Abstract] [Full Text]


Home page
Am J Sports MedHome page
R. A. Arciero, J. H. Wheeler, J. B. Ryan, and J. T. McBride
Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Acute, Initial Anterior Shoulder Dislocations
Am. J. Sports Med., September 1, 1994; 22(5): 589 - 594.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Home page
Am J Sports MedHome page
C. L. Baker, J. W. Uribe, and C. Whitman
Arthroscopic evaluation of acute initial anterior shoulder dislocations
Am. J. Sports Med., January 1, 1990; 18(1): 25 - 28.
[Abstract] [PDF]




HOME HELP CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1984 by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.