Table 5.
Early versus late mobilization: functional and pain scores
| Mean Follow-up, mo | Constant Score | ASES Score | VAS Pain Score at Rest | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Early | Late | P Value | Early | Late | P Value | Early | Late | P Value | |
| Arndt et al1 | 16 | 77.6 ± 12.4 | 69.7 ± 18.0 | 0.045 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Cuff and Pupello3 | 12 | NR | NR | NR | 91.1 | 92.8 | <0.0049a | NR | NR | NR |
| Düzgün et al4 | 6 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | —b | —b | NR |
| Keener et al7 | 24 | 83.2 ± 11.5 | 84.3 ± 10.8 | 0.5 | 91.0 ± 15.3 | 93.3 ± 10.6 | 0.75 | 0.9 ± 1.7 | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 0.26 |
| Kim et al8 | 12 | 69.81 | 69.83 | 0.854 | 73.29 | 82.90 | 0.216 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.34 |
ASES, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score; NR, not reported; VAS, visual analog scale.
a
Preoperative ASES scores were significantly different between groups.
b
No numerical data reported; data reported in graphical format.