Comparison of intra-articular lignocaine and a suprascapular nerve block for acute anterior shoulder dislocation

A P Gleeson; C A Graham; I Jones; I Beggs; R W Nutton

doi:10.1016/s0020-1383(96)00167-2

Comparison of intra-articular lignocaine and a suprascapular nerve block for acute anterior shoulder dislocation

Injury. 1997 Mar;28(2):141-2. doi: 10.1016/s0020-1383(96)00167-2.

Authors

A P Gleeson¹, C A Graham, I Jones, I Beggs, R W Nutton

Affiliation

¹ Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK.

PMID: 9205582
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(96)00167-2

Abstract

We compared the analgesic effects of a suprascapular nerve block with intra-articular local anaesthetic in 20 patients presenting with acute anterior glenohumeral dislocations. The intra-articular local anaesthetic technique was a simpler procedure which provided significantly more analgesia for patients.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia, Local*
Anesthetics, Local*
Female
Humans
Injections, Intra-Articular
Lidocaine*
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Block / methods*
Pain Measurement
Prospective Studies
Shoulder Dislocation / therapy*

Substances

Anesthetics, Local
Lidocaine