Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2011, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (43): 8112-8115.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2011.43.032

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Meta analysis of conservative or surgical treatment of floating shoulder injury

Liu Zhen-dong, Wang Jing-cheng, Gu Jia-xiang, Feng Xin-min, Yan Lian-qi, Yang Jian-dong, Hu Han-sheng, Wang Qiang, Tao Yu-ping   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Northern Jiangsu Hospital, Yangzhou  225001, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2011-06-21 Revised:2011-06-30 Online:2011-10-22 Published:2011-10-22
  • Contact: Wang Jing-cheng, Professor, Master’s supervisor, Department of Orthopedics, Northern Jiangsu Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China 001wjc@sina.com
  • About author:Liu Zhen-dong★, Studying for master's degree, Department of Orthopedics, Northern Jiangsu Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China liu-zhd@163.com

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Floating shoulder injury is a rare trauma disease, and the treatments of this disease are controversial. There are no authoritative clinical instructions for scholars to reach a consensus at present.   
OBJECTIVE: To assess the conservative or surgical treatments of floating shoulder injury.    
METHODS: The databases of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science were searched online with computer. The key words were “floating shoulder, floating shoulder injury”. The data collected about all relevant controlled trials were extracted and evaluated, analyzed with RevMan4.2 software, and followed by observation of the analyzing features and results indicated by forest plots. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Whether conservative or surgical treatments can achieve satisfied clinical outcomes. The surgical treatment, compared with conservative methods, is dominant in getting excellent effect. There is no difference between two methods in getting good effects of the overall quality.

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