| Clinical and functional results after floating shoulder injuries. | |
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PMID: 15454808 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Good results have been reported with both operative and nonoperative treatment of floating shoulder, and discussions about an appropriate therapy of this rare entity are controversial because of small numbers of patients. METHODS: Seventeen patients with a floating shoulder were retrospectively evaluated. The treatment was nonoperative in eight patients and operative in nine. All patients were clinically examined and standard shoulder radiographs were obtained at the time of follow-up. RESULTS: All fractures healed. Five patients in the nonoperative and five patients in the operative group showed good to excellent results. The associated injuries influence the outcome of these patients significantly. CONCLUSION: Nondisplaced or less displaced floating shoulders are expected to give good results after nonoperative treatment. If mostly heavy associated injuries allow it, significantly displaced fractures should be treated operatively. |
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Authors:
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Ludwig Labler; Andreas Platz; Dominik Weishaupt; Otmar Trentz |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of trauma Volume: 57 ISSN: 0022-5282 ISO Abbreviation: J Trauma Publication Date: 2004 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-09-29 Completed Date: 2004-10-26 Revised Date: 2005-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376373 Medline TA: J Trauma Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 595-602 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. ludwig.labler@chi.usz.ch |
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Adult Cervical Vertebrae / injuries, radiography Clavicle / injuries*, radiography Female Fracture Fixation Fractures, Bone / radiography, surgery* Humans Injury Severity Score Male Middle Aged Neck Injuries / radiography, surgery, therapy* Retrospective Studies Scapula / injuries, radiography Shoulder / injuries* Treatment Outcome |
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