What Is Your Protocol
for Diagnosing Shoulder Instability and Its Direction?  

Find out what the experts recommend in this module from ICJR CME Online

Patients rarely present with a clear-cut case of shoulder instability. Diagnosis is typically a challenge, generally made through a combination of a thorough history and physical and careful interpretation of the imaging.

Because the correct diagnosis is the foundation of appropriate treatment, it's important for orthopaedic surgeons to understand how to diagnose the direction of the instability and then how to manage patients with anterior, posterior, or multidirectional instability of the shoulder.

Four renowned orthopaedic surgeons with expertise in managing shoulder disorders - Dr. Evan Flatow, Dr. T. Bradley Edwards, Dr. Tom Norris, and Dr. Robin Richards - offer their insights on diagnosing shoulder instability in ICJR's online CME course, Managing the Patient with Shoulder Instability.  

In this module - 1 of 29 CME activities currently available in ICJR CME Online - they address:
  • Criteria for diagnosing shoulder instability and for determining whether the instability is anterior, posterior, or multidirectional
  • Non-surgical and surgical treatment options for patients who present with anterior shoulder instability
  • Indications for soft tissue reconstruction versus bony reconstruction in patients with posterior shoulder instability
  • Progression from non-operative to operative treatment in patients with multidirectional shoulder instability
The Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE) has designated this module for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditâ„¢ . 
 
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