Rotator cuff tears
Conditions
Interventions
Early rehabilitation group:Early rehabilitation group: Physical therapy using a continuous passive motion (CPM) device began immediately after surgery, three days a week, with the range of motion limi
Delayed rehabilitation group:Delayed rehabilitation group: No formal physical therapy was provided until 3 weeks postoperatively, except for gentle pendulum exercises performed three times a day for 5
Sponsors
Ruian People's Hospital (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) An isolated full-thickness small-, medium- and large-sized (less than 5 cm) rotator cuf tear con?rmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and arthroscopy, (2) Arthro- scopic repairs using single row suture or suture-bridge technique, (3) Follow-up MRI for the assessment of repaired tendon integrity at least 12 months after the surgery, (4) Commitment in postoperative clinical follow-up period of at least 5 years; (5) Consent to postoperative rehabilitation randomisation into early and delayed groups.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Partial thickness or massive rotator cuf tear, (2) Preoperative shoulder stifness (de?ned as limitation of both passive and active motion in at least two directions—forward ?exion and abduction <100°, external rotation <20° or internal rotation <L3), (3) Evidence of any concomitant gleno- humeral lesion (i.e., arthritis, superior labrum anterior to posterior lesion, Bankart lesion), (4) Previous shoulder surgery; (5) Revision rotator cuf repair.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) ,;Shoulder function: Constant-Murley score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| active/passive range of motion (ROM) ;Tendon integrity;Visual Analog Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaoqing Wang
Ruian People's Hospital (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University)
Outcome results
None listed