Comments on "low-cost alternative external rotation shoulder brace and review of treatment in acute shoulder dislocations".

2 further state that “a recent systematic review and meta-analysis also concluded that external rotation bracing for anterior shoulder dislocations is not advantageous.” 6 , 7 Unfortunately they misquote Patterson et al., 6 which states in its conclusion, “Bracing in external rotation may provide a clinically important benefit over traditional sling immobilization, but the difference in recurrence rates did not achieve significance with the numbers available.” Also in a commentary written by Bruce S.

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