Prevention and management of stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: Systematic review and implications for rotator cuff healing

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 842-848

  Denard, Patrick J ^a   Lädermann, Alexandre ^c   Burkhart, Stephen S ^a,b  

^a Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; CAPSULAR RELEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT STIFFNESS; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND HEALING;

ARTHROSCOPY; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957925128     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.01.013     Document Type: Review

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