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SynthesisClinical rehabilitation2022

Effectiveness of early versus delayed rehabilitation following total shoulder replacement: A systematic review.

Maria Moffatt, Gareth Whelan, Peter Gill, Bruno Mazuquin, Peter Edwards, Chris Peach, Ronnie Davies, Marie Morgan, Chris Littlewood

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Clinical rehabilitation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. Future advances in shoulder arthroplasty surgery.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Maria Moffatt5289Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8385-7418
Gareth Whelan8749York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, York, UK.
Peter Gill523611Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, Salford, UK.
Bruno Mazuquin5289Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
Peter Edwards1649Curtin University, Perth, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4032-1346
Chris Peach98564Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Ronnie DaviesManchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5824-0283
Marie Morgan2102University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS, Derby, UK.
Chris Littlewood5289Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7703-727X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of early versus delayed rehabilitation following total shoulder replacement.

designIntervention systematic review with narrative synthesis. LITERATURE SEARCH: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to the 29 STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials comparing early versus delayed rehabilitation following primary anatomic, primary reverse, or revision total shoulder replacement. DATA SYNTHESIS: A revised Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool for randomised controlled trials was used, as well as the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach to evaluate the quality of evidence. A narrative synthesis was undertaken.

resultsThree eligible randomised controlled trials (

conclusionsNo differences were seen in patient-reported or clinician-reported outcomes at 12 months post-surgery between early and delayed rehabilitation following total shoulder replacement. There is very low-quality evidence that early rehabilitation may improve shoulder pain and function in the early post-operative phase following anatomic total shoulder replacement.

Indexed as

Arthroplasty, Replacement, ShoulderHumansQuality of LifeShoulder PainArthroplastyglenohumeralrehabilitationreplacementshouldersystematic review

Identifiers

PMID34723708
PMCPMC8807994

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