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Table 4 Clinical outcomes and ROMs at 3-month 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 in abduction

External rotation in abduction

Abduction

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

AG (49)

-

-

-

142.1 ± 28.2

-

45.6 ± 14.9

-

-

-

CG (43)

-

-

-

112.9 ± 37.6

-

27.5 ± 19.4

-

-

-

Düzgün et al. [29] (2014, II)

AG (19)

-

-

-

154.4 ± 2.2

80 ± 3.7

68.3 ± 5.3

-

-

166 ± 5.9

CG (21)

-

-

-

141.4 ± 5.9

68.2 ± 3.3

58.6 ± 4.8

-

-

151.9 ± 5.3

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

AG (60)

41 ± 23

-

-

112 ± 31

47 ± 12

45 ± 19

-

-

101 ± 36

CG (58)

38 ± 19

-

-

118 ± 27

48 ± 12

45 ± 14

-

-

102 ± 32

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

AG (61)

-

-

-

136 ± 23.6

-

47 ± 18.5

-

-

 

CG (53)

-

-

-

123 ± 30.6

-

40.1 ± 18.8

-

-

 

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

AG (56)

63.2 ± 1.7

6.3 ± 0.6

65.2 ± 3

144.9 ± 2.8

-

71.2 ± 4.5

-

-

-

CG (49)

63.3 ± 2.1

6.1 ± 0.7

64.7 ± 3.5

140 ± 3.9

-

66,3 ± 4.1

-

-

-

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

AG (30)

-

-

-

149.7 ± 12.7

-

44.2 ± 14.6

59 ± 17.9

70.5 ± 14

161.5 ± 22

CG (34)

-

-

-

133.8 ± 27.4

-

34.1 ± 19.2

38.5 ± 24.1

54 ± 24.5

143.6 ± 35.7

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

AG (31)

64 ± 12

7.4 ± 2.4

70 ± 13

168 ± 14

-

53 ± 13

-

-

-

CG (27)

61 ± 15

5.6 ± 3.1

64 ± 18

167 ± 19

-

55 ± 19

-

-

-

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

AG (14)

67.3 ± 6.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CG (15)

58.3 ± 2.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

AG (97)

-

-

-

120 ± 25.4

-

-

23.7 ± 16

52.6 ± 29.10

112.1 ± 29.1

CG (92)

-

-

-

118.5 ± 25.5

-

-

24.1 ± 13.8

53.7 ± 26.9

113 ± 26.20

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

AG (103)

-

-

-

125.5 ± 28.5

-

-

30.2 ± 15.2

53 ± 27.6

119.1 ± 31.3

CG (103)

-

-

-

121 ± 30.1

-

-

25.9 ± 16.3

44.2 ± 28.8

116 ± 37.6

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

AG (40)

-

-

-

125.8 ± 24.4

-

27.5 ± 18

-

-

-

CG (40)

-

-

-

153.3 ± 21.8

-

34.1 ± 17.8

-

-

-

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