Return to Play After Arthroscopic Stabilization for Posterior Shoulder Instability-A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To ascertain the rate and timing of return to play (RTP) and the availability of specific criteria for safe RTP after arthroscopic posterior shoulder stabilization.

Methods

Medline, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to find studies on arthroscopic posterior shoulder stabilization. Studies were included if they reported RTP data or rehabilitation protocols and excluded if concomitant procedures influenced the rehabilitation protocol. Rate and timing of RTP, along with rehabilitation protocols, were assessed.

Results

This review found 25 studies, including 895 cases, meeting the study's inclusion criteria. The majority of patients were male (82.7%), with a

SUBMITTER: Fried JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7879176 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature