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No Difference in 1 Year Clinical Outcomes with RC Repair vs Physiotherapy for Traumatic RC Tear
January 2021
No Difference in 1 Year Clinical Outcomes with RC Repair vs Physiotherapy for Traumatic RC Tear
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Surgery and physiotherapy were both successful in the treatment of small, acute, traumatic rotator cuff tears: a prospective randomized trial.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Mar;29(3):459-470.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Fifty-eight patients who sustained traumatic small rotator cuff tears, mainly of the supraspinatus tendon, were randomized to receive arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (n=32) plus physical therapy or physical therapy alone (n=26). The primary outcome of interest was pain and function evaluated using the Constant-Murley (CM) score (i.e. total pain, activities of daily living, internal rotation, exte...
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