@entity2065 : Experience in a developing country XXXX centre.

@entity1 @entity531 @entity2065 @entity130
UNASSIGNED: Chronic shoulder dislocations are extremely rare. The goal of this retrospective study was to describe the epidemiology of @entity2065 in our environment and to evaluate the outcome of treatment. Bio-demographic data and @entity130 were retrieved from case files. Definitive method of reduction and stabilisation and duration of follow-up care were also noted. Nine cases of subcoracoid anterior @entity2065 were seen during the 6-year period of the study. Seven (78%) of these @entity1 were male and two (22%) were female. The mean age was 42 (  17.5) years. The common mechanisms of injury were road traffic crash in four @entity1 (44%), domestic falls in four @entity1 (44%) and dislocation while getting out of bed in one @entity1 (12%). None of the @entity1 had @entity531 at presentation. Five @entity1 were managed operatively and four were managed non-operatively. Mean follow-up was 8 months (range 6-12 months). Clinical evaluation by Rowe shoulder score revealed that operated cases had significantly higher mean rank scores than non-operated cases using the Mann-Whitney U test. Two operated cases were graded fair and three poor. All cases managed non-operatively had poor outcome grades. Meticulous attempt at soft tissue repair and early supervised physiotherapy can contribute to a favourable outcome.
