COMPARISON OF SUCCESS RATE BETWEEN EXTERNAL ROTATION METHOD AND MILCH METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF ACUTE ANTERIOR DISLOCATION OF SHOULDER JOINT

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.