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) | |||||||
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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) | - | - | - | 158.4 ± 22.9 | - | 54.3 ± 12.5 | - | - | - |
CG (43) | - | - | - | 146.4 ± 30 | - | 44.3 ± 19.4 | - | - | - | |
Cuff et al. [70] (2012, I) | AG (33) | - | - | - | 172 | 79 | 44 | - | - | - |
CG (35) | - | - | - | 165 | 60 | 43 | - | - | - | |
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 | 86.6 ± 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) | 68 ± 28 | - | - | 138 ± 25 | 56 ± 10 | 57 ± 15 | - | - | 130 ± 33 |
CG (58) | 71 ± 25 | - | - | 141 ± 20 | 56 ± 14 | 59 ± 15 | - | - | 134 ± 30 | |
Keener et al. [63] (2014, I) | AG (61) | 74.4 ± 13.3 | 9.1 ± 2.7 | 81.1 ± 16.2 | 155 ± 18.1 | - | 61.6 ± 17.8 | - | - | 80 ± 14.10 |
CG (53) | 74.6 ± 11.3 | 9.3 ± 2.9 | 84.3 ± 15.1 | 154 ± 17.8 | - | 63.9 ± 15.1 | - | - | 81.3 ± 13 | |
Kim et al. [64] (2012, I) | AG (56) | 66.1 ± 1.7 | 7.8 ± 0.5 | 67.1 ± 3.1 | 150.6 ± 5.1 | - | 77.2 ± 3.1 | - | - | - |
CG (49) | 64.5 ± 2.1 | 6.7 ± 0.6 | 69.9 ± 3.3 | 147.1 ± 3.5 | - | 72.9 ± 4.9 | - | - | - | |
Klintberg et al. [72] (2009, II) | AG (7) | 63.5 ± 9.8 | - | - | 138.8 ± 15.9 | - | - | 49 ± 14.4 | 63.8 ± 21.6 | 157.75 ± 13 |
CG (7) | 64.8 ± 18.7 | - | - | 126.3 ± 30.3 | - | - | 41.3 ± 7.2 | 70 ± 17.3 | 142.5 ± 37.5 | |
Lee et al. [67] (2012, II) | AG (30) | - | - | - | 157.3 ± 11.4 | - | 50.3 ± 11.2 | 63.8 ± 14.3 | 74 ± 11 | 165.3 ± 13.9 |
CG (34) | - | - | - | 151.9 ± 18.2 | - | 41.6 ± 14.9 | 47.3 ± 22.7 | 67.8 ± 18.1 | 154.4 ± 30.1 | |
Mazzocca et al. [68] (2017, II) | AG (31) | 78 ± 11 | 10 ± 2.4 | 88 ± 16 | 173 ± 20 | - | 63 ± 16 | - | - | - |
CG (27) | 75 ± 15 | 8.7 ± 3.3 | 80 ± 19 | 173 ± 10 | - | 61 ± 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) | - | - | - | 136.3 ± 18.1 | - | - | 32.2 ± 12.7 | 73.1 ± 17.3 | 134.6 ± 27.3 |
CG (92) | - | - | - | 135.9 ± 21.6 | - | - | 32.9 ± 12 | 74.2 ± 17.1 | 139.1 ± 25.8 | |
Sheps et al. [79] (2019, I) | AG (103) | - | - | - | 142.3 ± 22.6 | - | - | 35.9 ± 12.1 | 67.3 ± 21 | 139.4 ± 23.5 |
CG (103) | - | - | - | 141.3 ± 22.6 | - | - | 35.5 ± 12.2 | 62.9 ± 21.6 | 139.5 ± 27.60 | |
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 | - | - | - | |
aData are reported as number of patients unless otherwise indicated AGÂ Accelerated Group, CGÂ Conservative Group, ASESÂ American shoulder and elbow surgeons |