Naveed Ali Shair, Aftab Anwar, Muhammad Kashif, Usman Nazir Gill, Shiraz Malik.
Comparison of success rate between external rotation method and milch method for reduction of acute anterior dislocation of shoulder joint.
Pak Postgrad Med J Jan ;31(3):128-31.

Objective: To compare External Rotation Method with Milch method for reduction of acute anterior dislocation of shoulder joint. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration: The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Services Hospital Lahore, from May 2016  to December 2016. Materials and Methods: 110 patients of acute anterior dislocation of shoulder joint were randomly distributed into two groups. Reduction of shoulder joint was achieved with External Rotation Method in Group A while Milch method was employed in Group B and there outcomes were compared. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS for windows (version 21). P-value < 0.05 was considered significant. Result: Statistical difference between success rate of External Rotation (72.7%) and Milch Method (74.5%), was insignificant (p=0.828) Conclusion: Though external rotation method is easy to perform, both methods can be used in reduction of acute anterior dislocation of shoulder joint.

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