@article{article_190854, title={The historical course of diagnosis and treatment of shoulder instability}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={39}, pages={1–3}, year={2006}, DOI={10.3944/aott.v39i0.588}, author={Akalin, Yilmaz and Atalar, Ata}, keywords={joint Instability/history;joint instability/surgery;shoulder dislocation/history;shoulder dislocation/surgery;shoulder joint/surgery;suture techniques}, abstract={Although shoulder instability is one of the oldest issues in the history of medicine, its definitive treatment is still a matter of controversy in many aspects. This article aims to present a short summary on historical evolution of treatment of shoulder instability with regard to diagnosis, pathological anatomy, and open and closed treatments.}, publisher={Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology}