%0 Journal Article %T The external rotation method for reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocations %A Mario Marinelli %A Luigi de Palma %J Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology %@ 1590-9999 %D 2009 %I %R 10.1007/s10195-008-0040-4 %X ERM for the reduction of acute anterior dislocation of the shoulder is a safe and reliable method, mainly without requirement for any sedatives or opiate analgesics, that can be performed relatively painlessly for anterior shoulder dislocations. As no single method has a 100% success rate, ERM is a useful one to know. %K Acute shoulder dislocation %K Extra rotation method %U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10195-008-0040-4