Treatment of Initial Anterior Shoulder Instability in National Hockey League Players: A Survey of NHL Team Physicians
Of the 32 NHL team physicians surveyed, 28 preferred nonoperative management for the treatment of initial anterior shoulder dislocations with isolated soft tissue injuries, while initial operative management was preferred by the same number of team physicians for any injuries with bony involvement.
Authors
- Neel K. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-8249)
- Dharmesh Vyas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6467-1928)
- Neilen A. Benvegnu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2144-157X)
- Ryan Eads
- WILLIAM SCHULZ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7129-1789)
- Ryan J. Gnandt
- Michael Nammour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4375-4091)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Mayo Clinic Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671241271704
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15