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• Harris: Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section V - Evaluation of Generalized and Localized Symptoms: Access document
    • Chapter 38 - Shoulder Pain: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Anatomy and Function: Access document
      • Diagnosis: Access document
      • Intrinsic Factors Causing Shoulder Pain: Access document
      • Extrinsic or Regional Factors Causing Shoulder Pain: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Browner: Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction, 3rd ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section IV - Upper Extremity
    • Chapter 44 - Proximal Humeral Fractures and Glenohumeral Dislocations: Access document
      • Part I Essential Principles: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics: Access document
        • Evaluation of an Acutely Injured Shoulder: Access document
        • Differential Diagnosis: Access document
        • Surgical Treatment of Proximal Humeral and Glenohumeral Injuries: Access document
        • Outcome Evaluation: Access document
        • References: Access document
      • Part II Proximal Humeral Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Epidemiology: Access document
        • Mechanisms of Injury: Access document
        • Associated Injuries: Access document
        • Fracture Classification: Access document
        • Management: Access document
        • Outcome Assessment: Access document
        • Complications: Access document
        • Conclusion: Access document
        • References: Access document
      • Part III Glenohumeral Dislocations: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Direction of Dislocation: Access document
        • Anterior Glenohumeral Dislocation: Access document
        • Posterior Dislocation: Access document
        • References: Access document
      • Part IV Post-traumatic Reconstruction of Proximal Humeral Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Evaluation: Access document
        • Prosthetic Arthroplasty: Access document
        • Nonunion: Access document
        • Malunion: Access document
        • Results: Access document
        • Summary: Access document
        • References: Access document
    • Chapter 45 - Injuries to the Shoulder Girdle: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Anatomy: Access document
      • Shoulder Suspensory Complex: Access document
      • Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation: Access document
      • Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation: Access document
      • Fractures of the Scapula: Access document
      • Fractures of the Clavicle: Access document
      • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Canale: Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics 10th Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 1 - Surgical Techniques and Approaches: Access document
    • Surgical Approaches: Access document
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Shoulder: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 45 - Recurrent Dislocations: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Sternoclavicular Joint: Access document
    • Shoulder: Access document
  • Chapter 57 - Acute Dislocations: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Indications for Open Reduction: Access document
    • Sternoclavicular Joint: Access document
    • Acromioclavicular Joint: Access document
    • Shoulder: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 58 - Old Unreduced Dislocations: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Sternoclavicular Joint: Access document
    • Acromioclavicular Joint: Access document
    • Shoulder: Access document
    • References: Access document
• DeLee: DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2nd Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 21 - Shoulder: Access document
    • Section A Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Shoulder: Access document
      • 1. Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Adult Shoulder: Access document
        • Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics: Access document
        • Kinematics and Muscle Function of the Shoulder: Access document
        • Summary: Access document
        • References: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Section J Glenohumeral Instabilities: Access document
      • 1. Glenohumeral Instability in Adults: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Anatomy of the Stability of the Shoulder Joint: Access document
        • Biomechanics of Shoulder Stability: Access document
        • Lesions and Biomechanics of Instability in the Shoulder: Access document
        • Classification of Shoulder Instability: Access document
        • Diagnostic Evaluation: Access document
        • Treatment: Access document
        • Summary: Access document
        • References: Access document
• Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment-2006 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section I - Diseases and Disorders: Access document
    • Glenohumeral Dislocation: Access document
• Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 125 - Disorders of the Shoulder: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Anatomy: Access document
    • Patient Evaluation: Access document
    • The Painful Shoulder: Access document
    • Shoulder Arthrocentesis and Intraarticular Injection: Access document
  • Chapter 143 - Sports Medicine: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Guidelines for Fitness Training: Access document
    • Athletic Injuries: Access document
    • Rehabilitation: Access document
    • Special Needs: Access document
    • Medical Considerations: Access document
• MD Consult Reference Books: Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
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• Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics: Table of contents
  • Shoulder Index: List of documents
    • Work Up for Shoulder Dislocation: Access document
    • Anterior Instability of the Shoulder: Access document
      • Physical Exam for Anterior Instability: Access document
      • Rotatory Stress Test for Anterior Instability: Access document
    • Posterior Shoulder Dislocation: Access document
      • Radiographs for Posterior Shoulder Dislocation: Access document
    • Fracture Dislocations of the Shoulder: Access document
• Family Practice Handbook 4th Ed.-2001: Table of contents
  • Chapter 16: Orthopedics: Table of contents
    • Shoulder Pain: Access document
• Orthopedic Surgery (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Shoulder Dislocations: Access document
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Separations: Access document
  • Anterior Glenohumeral Instability: Access document
  • Posterior Glenohumeral Instability: Access document
  • Multidirectional Glenohumeral Instability: Access document
• Sports Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Shoulder Dislocation: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources   See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

• Marx: Rosen: Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 46 - Shoulder: Access document
    • Perspective: Access document
    • Principles of Disease: Access document
    • Clinical Features: Access document
    • Diagnostic Strategies: Access document
    • Specific Injuries: Access document
    • Key Concepts: Access document
• Roberts: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine 4th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 50 - Management of Common Dislocations: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Preparation of the Patient: Access document
    • General Principles: Access document
    • Shoulder Dislocations: Access document
    • Acromioclavicular Subluxation and Dislocations: Access document
    • Sternoclavicular Dislocations: Access document
    • Conclusion: Access document
    • Acknowledgment: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Emergency Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Dislocations, Shoulder: Access document

Pediatrics Resources   See also General Pediatrics Resources

• Green: Skeletal Trauma in Children 3rd Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 10 - Fractures and Dislocations about the Shoulder: Access document
    • Clavicle: Access document
      • Relevant Anatomy: Access document
      • Developmental Anatomy: Access document
    • Medial Clavicular Fractures and Pseudosternoclavicular Joint Dislocations: Access document
      • Incidence: Access document
      • Fractured Clavicular Shaft at Birth: Access document
      • Fractured Clavicular Shaft in Childhood: Access document
      • Distal Clavicular Fracture: Access document
    • Acromioclavicular Joint Injury: Access document
    • Scapula: Access document
      • Developmental Anatomy: Access document
      • Anatomy: Access document
      • Incidence and Classification: Access document
    • Glenohumeral Joint Dislocation: Access document
      • Developmental Anatomy: Access document
      • Anatomy: Access document
      • Incidence: Access document
      • Classification: Access document
      • Mechanism of Injury: Access document
      • Diagnosis: Access document
      • Treatment: Access document
    • Acknowledgments: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Canale: Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics 10th Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 33 - Fractures and Dislocations in Children: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • General Principles of Operative Fracture Treatment in Children: Access document
    • Acromioclavicular Dislocations: Access document
    • Fractures and Dislocations of Clavicle: Access document
• DeLee: DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2nd Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 21 - Shoulder: Access document
    • Section A Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Shoulder: Access document
      • 2. Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Kinesiology of the Child's Shoulder: Access document
        • Prenatal Development: Access document
        • Postnatal Development: Access document
        • Bone Development: Access document
        • Surgical Anatomy: Access document
        • Biomechanics: Access document
        • Kinesiology: Access document
      • References: Access document
    • Section J Glenohumeral Instabilities: Access document
      • 2. Glenohumeral Instabilities in the Child: Access document
        • Introduction: Access document
        • Incidence: Access document
        • Classification: Access document
        • Clinical Evaluation and Treatment: Access document
        • Author's Preferred Method of Treatment: Access document
        • References: Access document

Radiology Resources     See also General Radiology Resources

• Browner: Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction, 3rd ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section IV - Upper Extremity
    • Chapter 44 - Proximal Humeral Fractures and Glenohumeral Dislocations: Access document
      • Part I Essential Principles: Access document
        • Evaluation of an Acutely Injured Shoulder: Access document
• Canale: Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics 10th Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 2 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Types of MRI Scans: Access document
    • Shoulder: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Green: Skeletal Trauma in Children 3rd Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 10 - Fractures and Dislocations about the Shoulder: Access document
    • Glenohumeral Joint Dislocation: Access document
      • Diagnosis: Access document
• Mettler: Essentials of Radiology 2nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 8 - Skeletal System: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Shoulder and Humerus: Access document
      • Normal Anatomy and Imaging: Access document
      • Trauma: Access document
• Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging 4th Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 78 - Skeletal Trauma: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Imaging Techniques: Access document
    • General Considerations: Access document
    • Appendicular Skeleton: Access document
      • Fracture Description: Access document
      • Specific Injuries: Access document
        • The Shoulder: Access document
        • Sternoclavicular Dislocation: Access document
    • Acknowledgements: Access document
    • References: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 89 - Paediatric Musculoskeletal Trauma: Access document
    • Upper Limb Injuries: Access document
      • Clavicle and Shoulder: Access document
    • Acknowledgements: Access document
    • References: Access document
    • Suggestions for Further Reading: Access document
• Radiology (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Shoulder, Dislocations: Access document
• Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics: Table of contents
  • Shoulder Index: List of documents
    • Radiographic Studies for the Shoulder: Access document
• MedPix Medical Image Database: Homepage
  • Musculoskeletal: List of documents
    • Anterior Shoulder Disloaction: Access document
    • Anterior Dislocation Right Shoulder: Access document
• Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton (UW Radiology): Table of contents
  • Shoulder: Table of contents
• CHORUS-Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology: Homepage
  • Musculoskeletal System: List of documents
    • Shoulder Dislocation: Access document

Physical/Rehabilitation Medicine Resources

• Frontera: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1st Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section 1 - Musculoskeletal Disorders
    • Shoulder
      • Chapter 11 - Acromioclavicular Injuries: Access document
      • Chapter 15 - Glenohumeral Instability: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Shoulder Dislocation (MeSH browse): List of documents
  • Shoulder (Keyword search): List of documents

News Resources

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Homepage
  • Orthopaedics News: List of documents
    • Shoulder (Keyword search): List of documents
• MD Consult: Homepage - Medical Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Today in Medicine: Table of content (scroll down to Orthopedics)

Miscellaneous Shoulder Dislocation and Separation Clinical Resources

• HealthWeb: Homepage
  • Orthopedics: Table of contents
    • Clinical Resources: List of documents
    • Educational Resources: List of documents
    • Organizations: List of documents
    • Online Journals: List of documents
    • Communication: List of documents
    • Academic Institutions: List of documents
    • Conferences and Events: List of documents
    • Consumer Health Resources: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Orthopedics
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