Trial reportScientific reports2022
Incidence and risk factors for early postoperative stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients without preoperative stiffness.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and risk factors of shoulder stiffness after rotator cuff repair: a meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Recovery Trajectory of Range of Motion and Its Association With Patient Factors During Early Postoperative Stiffness After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical and structural midterm follow-up after surgical treatment of a traumatic delaminating chondral lesion of the humeral head using the minced cartilage technique: a case report.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Article
- Postoperative Stiffness After Upper Limb Surgery: Prevention and Management.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Effects of tear size on outcomes after acellular dermal matrix-augmented rotator cuff repair.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2025Article
- Minimal Stiffness After Rotator Cuff Repair With Bioinductive Collagen Implants.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
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- Association of Antihypertensive and Statin Medication Usage With Postoperative Stiffness After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Digital Health Technologies for Optimising Treatment and Rehabilitation Following Surgery: Device-Based Measurement of Sling Posture and Adherence.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The effect of preemptive middle glenohumeral ligament release, following release of the rotator interval and coracohumeral ligament, in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair of small- to medium-sized tears to prevent postoperative stiffness: a retrospective comparative study.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2024Article
- Nanofiber Graft Therapy to Prevent Shoulder Stiffness and Adhesions after Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair: A Comprehensive Review.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Passive shoulder abduction range of motion at 3 months postoperatively is the most important prognostic factor for achieving full recovery of range of motion at 6 months after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.JSES international · 2024Article
- Current research trends on the effect of diabetes mellitus on rotator cuff tendon healing/tendinopathy.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Review
- Incidence and risk factors for shoulder stiffness after open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Blood flow velocity in the anterior humeral circumflex artery and tear size can predict synovitis severity in patients with rotator cuff tears.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2024Article
- Is preoperative elevated glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) a risk factor for postoperative shoulder stiffness after posterior-superior rotator cuff repair?JSES international · 2024Article
- Types and doses of anti-adhesive agents injected into subacromial space do not have an effect on the clinical and anatomical outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- The Incidence of Postoperative Shoulder Stiffness After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2023Review
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors of early postoperative stiffness in patients without preoperative stiffness undergoing isolated arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR). Two hundred seventy-four patients who underwent primary ARCR were included. At 3 months after surgery, criteria for shoulder stiffness was set as follows: (1) passive forward flexion < 120˚, or (2) external rotation at side < 30˚. Patients with preoperative stiffness or who underwent additional procedures were excluded. Patients-related, radiological (muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration), and intraoperative (tear size, repair techniques, number of anchors used, and synovitis scores) risk factors were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify risk factors for postoperative stiffness. Thirty-nine of 274 patients (14.2%) who underwent ARCR developed postoperative stiffness. Univariate analyses revealed that early postoperative stiffness was significantly associated with diabetes mellitus (p = 0.030). However, radiological and intraoperative factors did not affect postoperative shoulder stiffness (all p > 0.05). Multivariate analyses revealed early postoperative stiffness was significantly associated with diabetes mellitus and timing of rehabilitation (p = 0.024, p = 0.033, respectively). The overall incidence of early postoperative stiffness following isolated ARCR in patients without preoperative stiffness was 14.2%. Diabetes mellitus and timing of rehabilitation were independent risk factors for early postoperative stiffness following ARCR.
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