ReviewJSES reviews, reports, and techniques2023
Management of shoulder stiffness following rotator cuff repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and risk factors of shoulder stiffness after rotator cuff repair: a meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical outcomes following concomitant arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and anterior shoulder stabilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Review
- Low Incidence of Adverse Events of a Novel Self-Tensioning No. 2 Round Suture in Rotator Cuff Repair: An IDEAL Stage 2a Registry Cohort Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Postoperative Stiffness After Upper Limb Surgery: Prevention and Management.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Complications associated with postoperative stiffness following rotator cuff repair.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Strategies to mitigate complications in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Immediate improvement of pain and mobility in the postoperative stiff shoulder following release of the median nerve at Lacertus: a report of 2 cases.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2024Article
- Frozen shoulder: exploration of terminology and classification.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The purpose was to systematically review and synthesize the literature on treatment modalities for shoulder stiffness following rotator cuff repair (RCR) and investigate which modality provides the greatest postoperative range of motion (ROM). A search was performed on PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane. Clinical case series and comparative studies that report pre- and posttreatment ROM of shoulder stiffness following RCR were included. Studies that exclusively assess idiopathic frozen shoulder or primary shoulder stiffness were excluded. Five eligible studies that reported on a total of 177 patients who underwent treatment for shoulder stiffness following RCR were included. The ranges of postoperative ROM following arthroscopic capsular release were 158°-166° for active forward elevation (AFE) and 53°-59° for external rotation (ER). The ranges of postoperative ROM following infiltration were 146°-163° for AFE and 34°-35° for ER. The ranges of postoperative ROM following rehabilitation were 166° for AFE and 62° for ER. For AFE, 4 studies (5 data sets) were eligible for meta-analysis, which indicated better AFE when treated with a mean difference (MD) of 5.10° with no heterogeneity (I
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