NCT03649373

The Noergaard Technique for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

The Noergaard Technique, a Simple and Non-traumatic Method for Reduction of Anterior Shoulder Dislocations

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 151 (actual)
• Sponsor: Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this paper we describe and evaluate the results of the Noergaard technique through a retrospective analysis of patients admitted and treated for anterior shoulder dislocation at the ED of Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark, in a 1-year period.

Detailed description

Introduction In this article the investigators describe the Noergaard technique for reduction of anterior shoulder dislocations. This is an atraumatic reduction method that has proven successful through several years of practice. The investigators describe and evaluate the results of this technique through a retrospective analysis of patients admitted and treated for anterior shoulder dislocation at the emergency department (ED) of Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark, in a 1-year period. Methods In the Noergaard technique the patient is placed standing bend over forwards in front of the rail on a hospital bed, resting the forehead on the back of the non-affected forearm, which is put on the rail. The affected arm should now be relaxed and stretched, hanging straight down toward the floor. The patient is then instructed to attempt to relax and make pendular and circular motions with the affected arm hanging down.

Conditions

• Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Noergaard technique	The patient is placed standing in an upright position in front of the rail on a hospital bed. Legs should be stretched with a wide well balanced stance. The patient is then instructed to bend forwards, resting the forehead on the back of the non-affected forearm, which is put on the rail. The affected arm should now be relaxed and stretched, hanging straight down toward the floor. The patient is then instructed to attempt to relax and make pendular and circular motions with the affected arm hanging down. Successful reduction occurs when sufficient muscle relaxation allows the humeral head to reposition to its natural position in the glenoid fossa. Often the patient will experience a popping sensation when the shoulder is reduced.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-31
• Completion: 2016-12-15
• First posted: 2018-08-28
• Last updated: 2018-08-28