Criteria for Return-to-Play (RTP) after Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Systematic Review of Literature.

ABSTRACT: This systematic review of the literature aimed to highlight which criteria are described in the literature to define when a patient, after rotator cuff repair (RCR), is ready for return-to-play (RTP), which includes return to unrestricted activities, return to work, leisure, and sport activities. An online systematic search on the US National Library of Medicine (PubMed/MEDLINE), SCOPUS, Web of Science (WOS), and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, was performed with no data limit until December 2021. A total of 24 studies that reported at least one criterion after RCR were included. Nine criteria were identified and among these, the most reported criterion was the time from surgery, which was used by 78% of the studies; time from surgery was used as the only criterion by 54% of t

SUBMITTER: Bravi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9024603 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature