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Physiotherapist-Supervised Vs Unsupervised Home-Based Exercises for Proximal Humerus Fractures

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August 2024

Physiotherapist-Supervised Vs Unsupervised Home-Based Exercises for Proximal Humerus Fractures

Vol: 306| Issue: 8| Number:67| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Physiotherapist-supervised exercises versus unsupervised home-based exercises after nonsurgically treated proximal humerus fracture: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg . 2024 May;33(5):994-1003.

Contributing Authors:
HK Ostergaard AP Launonen M Toft T Fjalestad BO Sumrein KV Dossing MH Axelsen SS Noe T Wagle KB Engebretsen MK Laitinen VM Mattila I Mechlenburg

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Synopsis

Seventy-two patients with nonsurgically treated, displaced, 2-part proximal humerus fractures were randomized to receive either physiotherapist-supervised exercises once a week for 10 weeks (n=37) or unsupervised home-based exercises (n=35). The primary outcome of interest was the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) score at 3 months. Secondary outcomes included the DASH score at 12 m...

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