A Review of Online Rehabilitation Protocols Designated for Rotator Cuff Repairs.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare publicly available rehabilitation protocols designated for rotator cuff (RTC) repairs published online by academic residency programs and private practice institutions.

Methods

A systematic electronic search using the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database Access System (FREIDA) was performed for RTC repair rehabilitation protocols. Private practice programs with published rehabilitation protocols that were discovered during the Google search were also included for review, but no comprehensive search for private practice protocols was performed. The main exclusion criteria consisted of non-English-language protocols and protocols without any of the time-based components in question. Included protocols were assessed independently based on

SUBMITTER: Coda RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7283951 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature