Is early passive motion exercise necessary after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 815-821

  Kim, Yang Soo ^a   Chung, Seok Won ^b   Kim, Joon Yub ^b   Ok, Ji Hoon ^a   Park, In ^a   Oh, Joo Han ^a,b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair; early passive motion exercise; functional outcome; rotator cuff healing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SOUTH KOREA; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; ROTATOR CUFF; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859483940     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511434287     Document Type: Article

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