Table 2 Outcome parameters for different reduction techniques against shoulder dislocation
From: Comparison of four different reduction methods for anterior dislocation of the shoulder
| Â | Chair (C) | Kocher (K) | Spaso (S) | Matsen (M) | p valuea | p values for post hoc comparisonsb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 47) | (n = 40) | (n = 39) | (n = 27) | C-K | C-S | C-M | K-S | K-M | S-M | ||
Reduction time (min) | 3.0 ± 1.2 | 4.9 ± 1.4 | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 4.7 ± 2.3 | 0.011 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.8211 | 0.6587 | 0.7953 |
First dislocation reduction time (min) | 3.2 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 2.8 | 5.2 ± 2.2 | 5.0 ± 2.0 | 0.005 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.9046 | 0.7144 | 0.7227 |
Recurrent dislocation reduction time (min) | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 4.1 ± 1.3 | 4.0 ± 1.3 | 3.9 ± 1.0 | 0.053 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Emergency department time (min) | 85.0 ± 15.5 | 92.0 ± 20.5 | 96.0 ± 19.5 | 88.0 ± 22.5 | 0.74 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Intra-reduction VAS | 4.0 ± 2.4 | 6.9 ± 2.6 | 6.5 ± 2.8 | 6.8 ± 2.3 | 0.03 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.5414 | 0.8727 | 0.6181 |
Post-reduction VAS | 2.1 ± 1.1 | 2.6 ± 1.4 | 2.7 ± 1.5 | 3.0 ± 1.6 | 0.543 | – | – | – | – | – | – |