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COA: Early ROM rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair provides no additional benefit

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August 2013

COA: Early ROM rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair provides no additional benefit

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:570| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Early Mobilization Following Mini-open Rotator Cuff Repair

Contributing Authors:
Matthew Souster Rob Balyk Charlene Luciak-Corea Fiona Styles-Tripp Martin Bouliane Jeff Bury Robert Glasgow Lauren Beaupre David Sheps

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187 patients with full thickness rotator cuff tears were randomized to receive early mobilization or standard immobilization for 6 weeks after mini-open rotator cuff repair (MORCR). At 6 weeks, the early mobilization group demonstrated greater abduction, flexion, and scaption than the standard group, but these differences were no longer significant at 3 months. At 6 months, the two groups also did...

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