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SLING, ARM

Known as: arm sling, arm slings, sling swathe 
An arm sling is a device intended for medical purposes to immobilize the arm, by means of a fabric band suspended from around the neck.
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1952-2017
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1939-2018
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2015
2015
Comparison of simple arm sling and figure of eight clavicular bandage for midshaft clavicular fractures: a randomised controlled study.
Only a few randomised, controlled studies have compared different non-operative methods of treatment of mid-shaft fractures of… (More)
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2015
2015
The Effects of Shoulder Slings on Balance in Patients With Hemiplegic Stroke.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of a shoulder sling on balance in patients with hemiplegia. METHODS Twenty-seven… (More)
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2015
2015
Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes of Arm Sling versus Figure of ‘8’ Bandage for Pediatric Clavicle Fractures
Background: Paediatric clavicle fracture is a very common injury presented to an orthopaedist all over the world. Previously most… (More)
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2015
2015
Immediate effects of an elastic arm sling on walking patterns of chronic stroke patients
[Purpose] We developed a new arm sling with an elastic bandage which we hearafter refer to as "the elastic arm sling". This study… (More)
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2011
2011
The effect of an arm sling on energy consumption while walking in hemiplegic patients: a randomized comparison
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of an arm sling on gait speed and energy efficiency of patients with hemiplegia. DESIGN A… (More)
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2010
2010
The effect of arm sling on balance in patients with hemiplegia.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an arm sling on balance in patients with, hemiplegia following a stroke… (More)
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2002
2002
Effect of an arm sling on gait pattern in patients with hemiplegia.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of an arm sling on gait patterns of patients with hemiplegia. DESIGN Crossover design of 3… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The management of acute acromioclavicular dislocation. A randomised prospective controlled trial.
In a prospective study, 60 patients with acute acromioclavicular dislocation were randomly allocated to treatment with a broad… (More)
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1989
1989
Biomechanics of orthoses for the subluxed shoulder.
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  • 1989
Based on biomechanics several operational principles for the neutralization of a shoulder subluxation are described. The pros and… (More)
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1984
1984
[Urethrovesical suspension with autologous fascia tissue by the purely vaginal approach--the short-arm sling operation].
Sling operations are a last result following failures of routine vaginal surgery for stress incontinence. The present paper… (More)
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