From: Comparison of four different reduction methods for anterior dislocation of the shoulder
 | Chair method | Kocher method | Spaso method | Matsen method | p value |
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n = 47 | n = 40 | n = 39 | n = 27 | ||
Age (years) | |||||
Female | 41.4 ± 8.1 | 39.7 ± 11.4 | 42.1 ± 9.3 | 37.9 ± 10.4 | 0.98a |
Male | 35.7 ± 12.4 | 32.4 ± 9.6 | 37.9 ± 13.3 | 34.6 ± 9.4 | |
Gender | Â | ||||
Female | 5 (10.6 %) | 9 (22.5 %) | 7 (17.9 %) | 7 (25.9 %) | 0.3379b |
Male | 42 (89.4 %) | 31 (77.5 %) | 32 (82.1 %) | 20 (74.1 %) | |
Dominant arm | |||||
Right | 40 (85.1 %) | 34 (85 %) | 35 (89.7 %) | 22 (81.4 %) | 0.8165c |
Left | 7 (14.9 %) | 6 (15 %) | 4 (10.3 %) | 5 (18.6 %) | |
Dislocation in dominant arm | 29 (61.7 %) | 25 (62.5 %) | 22 (56.4 %) | 16 (59.2 %) | 0.9509b |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.3 ± 6.1 | 30.1 ± 5.4 | 28.1 ± 6.4 | 27.9 ± 7.1 | 0.825c |
Number of dislocation | |||||
First dislocation | 28 (59.5 %) | 23 (57.5 %) | 24 (61.5 %) | 18 (66.7 %) | 0.8939b |
Recurrent | 19 (40.5 %) | 17 (42.5 %) | 15 (38.5 %) | 9 (33.3 %) | |
Side | |||||
Right | 26 (55.3 %) | 21 (52.5 %) | 22 (56.4 %) | 15 (55.5 %) | 0.9871b |
Left | 21 (44.7 %) | 19 (47.5 %) | 17 (43.6 %) | 12 (44.5 %) | |
Reason for dislocation | |||||
Sport trauma | 24 (51 %) | 20 (50 %) | 20 (51.2 %) | 15 (55.5 %) | 0.9668c |
Fall | 21 (44.6 %) | 17 (42.5 %) | 18 (46.1 %) | 11 (40.7 %) | |
Traffic accidents | 2 (4.4 %) | 3 (7.5 %) | 1 (2.7 %) | 1 (3.8 %) | Â |
Tuberculus majus fracture | 1 (2.1 %) | 2 (5 %) | 1 (2.5 %) | 1 (3.7 %) | 0.8848c |
Pre-reduction neurologic deficit | 5 (10.6 %) | 3 (7.5 %) | 4 (10.2 %) | 3 (11.1 %) | 0.9527c |
Success rate | 46 (97.8 %) | 39 (97.5 %) | 37 (94.8 %) | 25 (92.5 %) | 0.6509c |