BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between retear after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and passive range of motion of the shoulder. METHODS: Passive range of motion before and after surgery was compared between the two groups. RESULTS: The healed and retear groups comprised 86.4% and 13.6% shoulders, respectively. Passive external rotation with the arm at the side at 3 months postoperatively was significantly smaller in the healed group than retear group. CONCLUSIONS: This difference seemed to be associated with stiffness in external rotation of the shoulder and the process of cuff healing after surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, Case-Control Study, Treatment Study.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between retear after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and passive range of motion of the shoulder. METHODS: Passive range of motion before and after surgery was compared between the two groups. RESULTS: The healed and retear groups comprised 86.4% and 13.6% shoulders, respectively. Passive external rotation with the arm at the side at 3 months postoperatively was significantly smaller in the healed group than retear group. CONCLUSIONS: This difference seemed to be associated with stiffness in external rotation of the shoulder and the process of cuff healing after surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, Case-Control Study, Treatment Study.
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Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair; External rotation with the arm at the side; Passive range of motion; Repair integrity; Retear; Stiffness of the shoulder
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