Kocher Maneuver Shoulder. The cattel maneuver is mobilization of the ascending colon to the midline. A kocher maneuver is the dissection of the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum to allow inspection of the duodenum pancreas and other retroperitoneal structures over to the great vessels. This is a demonstration of the kocher s method of relocating a dislocated shoulder.
The shoulder is said to be the most mobile joint in the human body. This is a demonstration of the kocher s method of relocating a dislocated shoulder. Notice the lack of traction. There are a myriad of approaches in relocating the joint which includes scapular rotation snowbird and kocher maneuvers.
Early reduction is recommended to be performed when dislocation has occurred so to reduce the amount of muscle spasm that must be overcome and minimise the amount of stretch and compression of neurovascular structures 4.
Self reduction can be performed by the patient as noted by studies carried out by parvin in 1957. The modified kocher maneuver as described here seems to be a safe simple and reliable technique for reduction of anterior dislocations of the shoulder. A kocher maneuver is the dissection of the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum to allow inspection of the duodenum pancreas and other retroperitoneal structures over to the great vessels. Exerpt from student project option 2008. A variety of techniques exist but some are preferred due to fewer complications or easier execution.