"Anterior shoulder dislocations are usually managed with closed manual reduction and a period of immobilisation (e.g. 6 weeks) to allow adequate capsular healing, although whether this significantly changes the likelihood of recurrent dislocation is not certain 4. The key to successful healing and normal eventual function is a structured course of physiotherapy aimed at reducing muscle wasting and maintaining mobility. The emphasis, especially early on, is on isometric exercises, in which the glenohumeral joint remains immobilised 4."
"Hill-Sachs defect"
"Bankart lesion or other anterior glenolabral injuries"
Expected headings
"Predisposing factors"
"In anterior dislocations, the humeral head comes to lie anterior, medial and somewhat inferior to its normal location and glenoid fossa."