Table 2 Reduction time, success rates, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores for the FARES and Spaso methods.

From: FARES and Spaso method for anterior shoulder dislocation: a prospective randomized control study demonstrating the benefit of a combined approach

 

FARES (N = 17)

Spaso (N = 15)

p-value

Reduction time

6.15 (9.79)

4.52 (4.64)

0.550

First-attempt success rate

12 (71.6%)

12 (80.0%)

0.691

Success rate(combined method)

17 (100.0%)

12 (80.0%)

0.092

Pain score (VAS)

Before reduction

6.29 (1.65)

7.73 (2.71)

0.088

During reduction

4.29 (1.69)

3.80 (2.65)

0.542

Before discharge

1.41 (0.71)

1.79 (1.05)

0.269

  1. The mean reduction time was 6.15 ± 9.79 min for FARES and 4.52 ± 4.64 min for Spaso (p = 0.550). First-attempt success rates were 71.6% for FARES and 80.0% for Spaso (p = 0.691). Five patients in the FARES group required Spaso for successful reduction, while none of the 3 Spaso group failures were reduced with subsequent FARES. Pain scores were higher in the Spaso group before reduction (p = 0.088) but decreased during and after reduction in both groups, with no statistically significant differences at any time point.
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