AAOS2019: Sling versus no sling immobilization following repair of small supraspinatus tear

AAOS2018: Does sling position after total shoulder arthroplasty significantly affect PROMs?

Sling exercise therapy improves quality of life in osteoporosis patients

Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2012 Aug 24;10:101. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-101.

No difference in pain or function between abduction brace and sling after rotator cuff repair

Arthroscopy. 2017 Sep;33(9):1618-1626

EFORT: No significant difference between sling & abduction brace after rotator cuff repair

Motor control, sling, and general exercises equally effective for chronic back pain

Phys Ther. 2010 Oct;90(10):1426-40. Epub 2010 Jul 29.

Broad arm sling exerts short-term pain benefit vs. figure 8 bandage for clavicle fracture

Bone Joint J. 2015 Nov;97-B(11):1562-5

Improved function and time to union with plating versus sling for mid-shaft clavicle fractures

Injury. 2018 Jun;49(6):1104-1107

SICOT2018: Higher function and lower mal/nonunion rates with fixation vs sling for clavicle fracture

No significant difference in 1yr PROMs between neutral vs internal rotation immobilization after TSA

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Dec;27(12):2120-2128. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2018.08.030

AAOS 2016: Improved healing with plate/screw vs. sling in midshaft clavicle fractures

Post-operative rotator cuff repair immobilization: 3 weeks in a sling vs. 6 weeks in a brace

Arthroscopy. 2018 Oct;34(10):2765-2774

Nonunion reduced, 1-yr function not affected by plate fixation vs. sling for displaced clavicle Frx

Bone Joint J. 2018 Oct;100-B(10):1385-1391. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.100B10.BJJ-2017-1137.R3

Early motion versus sling immobilization after mini-open rotator cuff repair

Bone Joint J. 2015 Sep;97-B(9):1257-63

Sling-Based Thoracic Active Exercise in Female Patients with Neck Pain

Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Nov 5;9(11):1514. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111514.. 2021 01-Nov;():. 10.3390/healthcare9111514

OTA 2016: ORIF with plate lowers nonunion rate vs. sling for displaced clavicle fractures

Improved Baseline Score Changes Adding Vibration to a Side-lying Bridge Exercise on a Sling System

Physiother Theory Pract. 2020 Aug-01;():. 10.1080/09593985.2018.1513616

Displaced clavicle fracture: Non-operative treatment leads to increased rate of non-union

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Sep 5;94(17):1546-53.

Broad Arm Sling Versus Figure of 8 Bandage for Middle Third Clavicular Fractures

Indian J Orthop. 2022 Jun 11;56(8):1394-1402. doi: 10.1007/s43465-022-00652-1. eCollection 2022 Aug.. 2022 01-Aug;():. 10.1007/s43465-022-00652-1

COA-ACO2018: ORIF versus sling for displaced distal-third clavicle fractures