Early loading in physiotherapy treatment after full-thickness rotator cuff repair: A prospective randomized pilot-study with a two-year follow-up

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 622-638

  Klintberg Hultenheim, Ingrid ^a,b,d   Gunnarsson, Ann Christine ^a   Svantesson, Ulla ^a,c   Styf, Jorma ^b   Karlsson, Jòn ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEX OF THE SHOULDER; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LOADING TEST; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 67649479424     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215509102952     Document Type: Article

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