Reducing Shoulder by Vertical Traction: A One-Man Method for Shoulder Reduction

Table 2

Table showing various studies conducted so far by various authors using different techniques. Only studies having fifty () or more cases have been included.

Study type	Reduction method	Year	Author	No. of patients	Success rate	Complications	Without premedication
Case series	Snow bird looped technique	1995	Westin et al. [4]	118	114 (97%)	0%	93%
Case series	Autoreduction	1997	Ceroni et al. [9]	100	60 (60%)	0%	70%
Case series	Milch	1981	Russell et al. [10]	76	68 (89%)	0%	69%
Case series	Milch	1982	Janecki and Shahcheragh [6]	50	50 (100%)	0%	34%
RCT	Milch	1986	Beattie et al. [11]	56	39 (70%)	0%	NA
Case series	Milch	1992	Johnson et al. [12]	142	122 (86%)	0%	73%
Case series	Modified Milch	1989	Canales Cortés et al. [13]	128	107 (84%)	NA	33%
Case series	Modified Milch	1992	Garnavos [14]	75	71 (95%)	0%	100%
RCT	Kocher	1986	Beattie et al. [11]	55	40 (73%)	2%	NA
Case series	External rotation	1977	Leidelmeyer [15]	50	50 (100%)	0%	0%
Case series	External rotation	1979	Mirick et al. [16]	85	68 (80%)	0%	NA
Case series	External rotation	1986	Danzl et al. [17]	100	78 (78%)	1%	0%
Case series	Scapular manipulation	1982	Anderson et al. [18]	51	47 (92)	0%	34%
Case series	Scapular manipulation-seated	1993	McNamara [19]	61	48 (79%)	0%	64%
Present study	Spaso technique	2013-2014	Khan et al.	60	100%	0%	91.67%