| OSS | over-the-shoulder strap |
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| POSS | proximal over-shoulder strap |
| PSS | painful shoulder syndrome; physiologic saline solution; porcine stress syndrome; primary Sjogren syn... |
| SD | Sandhoff disease; senile dementia; septal defect; serologically defined; serologically detectable; s... |
| SEWHO | shoulder-elbow-wrist-hand orthosis |
| shoulder presentation | Transverse presentation with the shoulder as the presenting part. Synonym: acromion presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| shoulder sling dressing | A conventional around-the-neck and down the back support that is useful for immobilising an injured shoulder or collarbone (clavicle). (27 Sep 1997) |
| frozen shoulder | <orthopaedics, rheumatology> This disorder results from any conditions that enforce prolonged immobility of the shoulder joint. The shoulder is painful and tender to palpation. There is marked restriction of passive and active range of motion. Physical therapy and corticosteroid injections may be helpful in some cases. Surgery will be required for more advanced cases. (27 Sep 1997) |