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Table 2 Clinical outcomes and range of motions at a maximum of follow-up

From: Conservative versus accelerated rehabilitation after rotator cuff repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors

(Year, level of evidence)

No of patients in the accelerated group (AG) and conservative group (CG)a

Clinical outcomes

(Mean ± standard deviation)

Range of motion

(Degrees ± standard deviation)

Constant-Murley score

Simple shoulder test

ASES score

Forward elevation

Internal rotation at side

External rotation at side

Internal rotation at 90° of abduction

External rotation at 90° of abduction

Abduction

Arndt et al. [61] (2012, II)

AG (49)

77.6 ± 12.4

-

-

172.4 ± 13.0

-

58.7 ± 12.9

-

-

-

CG (43)

69.7 ± 18

-

-

163.3 ± 25.1

-

49.1 ± 18.0

-

-

-

Cuff et al. [70] (2012, I)

AG (33)

-

11.1

91.1

174

94

46

-

-

-

CG (35)

-

11.1

92.8

173

91

45

-

-

-

De Roo et al. [110] (2015, I)

AG (79)

85.9 ± 15.7

9.4 ± 2.2

-

139.2 ± 16.8

-

46.2 ± 17.3

62.5 ± 16.8

64.2 ± 17.4

128 ± 20.2

CG (51)

90.4 ± 18.4

9 ± 2.5

-

141.3 ± 17.7

-

46.3 ± 14.7

64.5 ± 21.3

63.53 ± 16.60

129.6 ± 18.7

Düzgün et al. [71] (2011, II)

AG (13)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CG (16)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Düzgün et al. [29] (2014, II)

AG (19)

-

-

-

158.9 ± 1.8

88.2 ± 2.1

86.3 ± 2.4

-

-

173.6 ± 3.4

CG (21)

-

-

-

153.7 ± 4

86.5 ± 1.9

84.1 ± 2.2

-

-

171 ± 3.1

Jenssen et al. [73] (2018, I)

AG (60)

86 ± 27

-

-

151 ± 15

61 ± 9

64 ± 12

-

-

146 ± 22

CG (58)

90 ± 23

-

-

149 ± 15

62 ± 11

64 ± 11

-

-

146 ± 22

Keener et al. [63] (2014, I)

AG (61)

83.2 ± 11.5

10.8 ± 1.8

91.0 ± 15.3

164 ± 13.4

-

62.0 ± 16.4

-

-

-

CG (53)

84.3 ± 10.8

10.6 ± 2.5

93.3 ± 10.6

163 ± 15.8

-

66.2 ± 14.0

-

-

-

Kim et al. [64] (2012, I)

AG (56)

69.8 ± 1.2

9 ± 0.9

73.3 ± 8.7

159.7 ± 4.8

-

78.5 ± 4

-

-

-

CG (49)

69.9 ± 2.3

9 ± 0.8

82.9 ± 4.6

153.7 ± 3.9

-

81.3 ± 6.1

-

-

-

Klintberg et al. [72] (2009, II)

AG (7)

74.2 ± 12.9

-

-

146.3 ± 18.8

-

-

50 ± 8.7

80 ± 17.3

160 ± 20.2

CG (7)

81 ± 8.6

-

-

150 ± 8.7

-

-

51.3 ± 10.1

61.3 ± 21.6

165 ± 11.5

Koh et al. [77] (2014, I)

AG (40)

85.6 ± 15.6

-

88.9 ± 16.2

143.7 ± 23.5

9.1 ± 2.9

33.1 ± 18.8

-

-

-

CG (48)

88.7 ± 9.7

.-

92.1 ± 10.2

141.7 ± 25.2

9.4 ± 2.9

29.5 ± 21.2

-

-

-

Lee et al. [67] (2012, II)

AG (30)

-

-

-

155.3 ± 13.0

-

53.0 ± 11.6

65.7 ± 13.3

76.3 ± 12.1

167.8 ± 12.8

CG (34)

-

-

-

153.0 ± 12.2

-

48.1 ± 13.9

54.9 ± 21.5

77.7 ± 11.6

161.8 ± 27.3

Mazzocca et al. [68] (2017, II)

AG (31)

82 ± 15

10.2 ± 2.6

90 ± 15

176 ± 11

-

61 ± 18

-

-

-

CG (27)

75 ± 19

9.3 ± 3.6

84 ± 19

173 ± 17

-

58 ± 17

-

-

-

Raschhofer et al. [69] (2017, II)

AG (14)

78.8 ± 1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CG (15)

67 ± 3.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sheps et al. [78] (2015, II)

AG (97)

-

-

-

149.9 ± 12.4

-

-

34.9 ± 9.7

81.5 ± 11.7

150.7 ± 20

CG (92)

-

-

-

149.9 ± 17.8

-

-

35.7 ± 10.2

84.0 ± 11.9

155.5 ± 20.2

Sheps et al. [79] (2019, I)

AG (103)

-

-

-

155.5 ± 12.7

-

-

40.9 ± 12

76 ± 14.8

153.5 ± 14.6

CG (103)

-

-

-

152.2 ± 18.5

-

-

38.7 ± 12.4

71.5 ± 17.8

152.2 ± 21.9

Tirefort et al. [80] (2019, I)

AG (40)

-

-

-

156.3 ± 18.8

-

-

-

39.3 ± 15.8

-

CG (40)

-

-

-

153.3 ± 21.8

-

-

-

38.4 ± 20.4

-

  1. AG Accelerated Group, CG Conservative Group, M Males, F Females, ASES American shoulder and elbow surgeons
  2. aData are reported as number of patients unless otherwise indicated