Immobilization in External Rotation of Acute Shoulder Dislocations

Exclusion Criteria

• •incompetent or unwilling to consent
• •inability or unwillingness to comply with rehabilitative protocol or required follow-up assessments
• •previous instability of the affected shoulder
• •significant associated fracture (exception Hill Sachs or Bankart lesions)
• •concomitant ipsilateral upper extremity injuries which may affect the patient's ability to participate in, or benefit from, a rehabilitative program
• •a history of significant ligamentous laxity or demonstrated multi-directional instability of the contralateral shoulder
• •neurovascular compromise of the affected limb
• •a medical condition making the patient unable to wear a brace or sling