Effectiveness of early versus delayed rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: Systematic review and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effectiveness of early rehabilitation compared with delayed/standard rehabilitation after rotator cuff repair for pain, function, range of movement, strength, and repair integrity.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analyses.

Methods

We searched databases and included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing early with delayed/standard rehabilitation for patients undergoing rotator cuff repair surgery. We assessed risk of bias of the RCTs using the Cochrane RoB 2 tool.

Results

Twenty RCTs, with 1841 patients, were included. The majority of the RCTs were of high or unclear risk of overall bias. We found substantial variations in the rehabilitation programmes, time in the sling and timing of exercise progression. We found no stati

SUBMITTER: Mazuquin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8162656 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature