Effectiveness of early versus delayed rehabilitation following total shoulder replacement: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effectiveness of early versus delayed rehabilitation following total shoulder replacement.

Design

Intervention systematic review with narrative synthesis.

Literature search

MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to the 29^th of July 2021.

Study selection criteria

Randomised controlled trials comparing early versus delayed rehabilitation following primary anatomic, primary reverse, or revision total shoulder replacement.

Data synthesis

A revised Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool for randomised controlled trials was used, as well as the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach to evaluate the quality of evidence. A narrative synthesis

SUBMITTER: Moffatt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8807994 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature