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Persistent Dislocation of the Shoulder in Elderly Patients
Author(s) -
Ganel A.,
Horoszowski H.,
Heim M.,
Engel J.,
Farine I.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00536.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dislocation , range of motion , physical therapy , surgery , composite material , materials science
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.