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Table 5 Clinical outcomes and ROMs at 6-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)

-

-

-

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

AG Accelerated Group, CG Conservative Group, ASES American shoulder and elbow surgeons

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