Table 1 Characteristic of patients with anterior shoulder dislocation in the “adduction group” of the BRASD trial

Number of patients

46

43

45

Mean age (SD)

48 (21)

51 (21)

51 (24)

Mean age men (SD)

38.9 (19.0)

42.8 (20.7)

43.3 (20.8)

Mean age women (SD)

64.3 (16.1)

64.4 (14.7)

63.2 (24.3)

Gender

 Men (%)

30 (65)

26 (60)

28 (62)

 Female (%)

16 (35)

17 (40)

17 (38)

Dominant arm

N = 44

N = 43

N = 43

 Right (%)

38 (83)

39 (90)

38 (84)

 Left (%)

6 (17)

4 (10)

5 (16)

Dislocation in the dominant arm

N = 44

N = 43

N = 43

 No (%)

16 (35)

20 (47)

20 (44)

 Yes (%)

28 (65)

23 (53)

23 (56)

Trauma mechanism

 Sport

20

6

10

 Seizure

1

2

3

 Fall

16

27

24

 Traffic accident

-

-

-

 Other cause

9

8

8

NRS at arrival (SD)

7.4 (1.8)

7.3 (2.3)

7.2 (2.0)

Type of practitioner

 ED physician

9

17

18

 Resident

35

26

26

 Nurse practitioner

2

0

1

Medication used

 No

10

12

9

 Oral medication

25

19

25

 Intra-articular

0

0

0

 IV medication

20

25

22

Fracture (pre-reduction)^a

N = 38

N = 38

N = 43

 No

29

25

25

 Greater tuberosity

1

2

1

 Bony Bankart lesion

4

8

9

 Hill Sachs lesion

4

3

8

First-time dislocations (%)

28 (61)

30 (70)

29 (64)