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Table 6 Clinical outcomes and ROMs at 12-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)

-

-

-

171.9 ± 13.6

-

58.1 ± 13.2

-

-

-

CG (43)

-

-

-

161.9 ± 26.2

-

48.3 ± 18.2

-

-

-

Cuff et al. [70]

(2012, I)

AG (33)

-

11.01

91.1

174

94

46

-

-

-

CG (35)

-

11.01

92.8

173

91

45

-

-

-

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)

79.1 ± 10

10.3 ± 2.3

88.1 ± 15.8

161 ± 13.4

-

64.1 ± 15.2

-

-

84.7 ± 13.9

CG (53)

79.9 ± 12.3

10 ± 3.1

89.1 ± 14.1

159 ± 22.8

-

67.3 ± 15.9

-

-

88.6 ± 11.9

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)

81 ± 8.6

-

-

146.3 ± 18.8

-

-

50 ± 8.7

80 ± 17.3

160 ± 20.2

CG (7)

74.3 ± 13

-

-

150 ± 8.7

-

-

51.3 ± 10.1

61.3 ± 21.6

165 ± 11.5

Lee et al. [67]

(2012, II)

AG (30)

-

-

-

155.3 ± 13

-

53 ± 11.6

65.7 ± 13.3

76.3 ± 12.1

167.8 ± 12.8

CG (34)

-

-

-

153 ± 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

-

-

-

Sheps et al. [78]

(2015, II)

AG (97)

-

-

-

144.8 ± 14.4

-

-

33.9 ± 9.9

77.9 ± 13.4

144.7 ± 22.6

CG (92)

-

-

-

114.8 ± 19.2

-

-

34.8 ± 10.3

80.3 ± 13.9

149.9 ± 23.2

Sheps et al. [79]

(2019, I)

AG (103)

-

-

-

150.9 ± 12.6

-

-

39 ± 12.4

75.3 ± 16.2

150 ± 15.3

CG (103)

-

-

-

149 ± 19.9

-

-

40.1 ± 14.4

70.6 ± 18.8

148.4 ± 22.4

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