An arm in a sling cures a shoulder fracture just as well as an operation with plates and screws. This is shown by a comprehensive study. There is nothing to be gained by operating on a patient with a ...

Patients with a greater understanding of sling necessity, as determined by an adherence questionnaire, had increased sling compliance after shoulder surgery compared with patients with a lesser ...

There is nothing to be gained by operating on a patient with a so-called displaced fracture of the shoulder. Three weeks with the arm in a sling so that the shoulder is kept inactive yields the same ...