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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Modified chair method: an easy and efficient reduction method without medication for anterior shoulder dislocation

 

Total

(n = 257)

Hippocratic Method

(n = 116)

MOC Method

(n = 141)

p Value

Age (years, mean, SD)

52.13 ± 20.10

50.06 ± 20.79

53.83 ± 19.42

0.135

Sex (n,%)

   

0.183

 Female

108 (42.0)

43 (37.1)

65 (46.1)

 

 Male

149 (58.0)

73 (62.9)

76 (53.9)

 

Recurrent dislocation (n,%)

   

0.38

 No

213 (82.9)

93 (80.2)

120 (85.1)

 

 Yes

44 (17.1)

23 (19.8)

21 (14.9)

 

Mechanism of injury (n,%)

   

0.473

 Sports activity

31 (12.1)

14 (12.1)

17 (12.1)

 

 Fall

189 (73.5)

87 (75)

102 (72.3)

 

 Traffic accident

7 (2.7)

1 (0.9)

6 (4.3)

 

 Non-violencea

30 (11.7)

14 (12.1)

16 (11.3)

 

Time interval between injury and reduction (hours, Median, IQR)

3.00 (2.00, 6.00)

3.00 (2.00, 6.00)

3.00 (1.00, 6.00)

0.526

Fracture of greater tubercle (n,%)

   

0.88

 No

166 (64.6)

76 (65.5)

90 (63.8)

 

 Yes

91 (35.4)

40 (34.5)

51 (36.2)

 
  1. aNon-violence included behavior like lifting a heavy object, shaking hands, seizures, or turning over during sleep