Anterior shoulder dislocation is the commonest major joint dislocation seen in the Accident and Emergency departments. Spaso Miljesic has described a new technique for anterior shoulder dislocation in 1998. The technique is applied in reduction of anterior shoulder dislocations in the Accident and Emergency Department of Kwong Wah Hospital. We report the application of the Spaso technique on 2 patients (anterior shoulder dislocation with fracture greater tuberosity, anterior shoulder dislocation with fracture surgical neck of humerus) and discuss the potential advantages of using the Spaso technique.
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