What type of immobilization device do you prescribe postoperatively?
What is your preferred position of immobilization?
When do you routinely initiate formal physical therapy postoperatively?
When do you INITIATE passive shoulder range of motion exercises postoperatively?
When do you allow UNRESTRICTED passive shoulder range of motion exercises postoperatively?
When do you INITIATE active shoulder range of motion exercises postoperatively?
When do allow UNRESTRICTED active range of motion shoulder exercises postoperatively?
When do you INITIATE shoulder strengthening (resistance) exercises postoperatively?
When do you allow UNRESTRICTED return to all activities postoperatively?
Do you alter your routine postoperative rehabilitation regimen based on the tear size?
For which tear sizes to you prescribe a more ACCELERATED postoperative rehabilitation program after repair?
For which tear sizes do you prescribe a more DELAYED postoperative rehabilitation program after repair?
Do you alter your postoperative rehabilitation regimen based on tissue quality?
Do you alter your postoperative rehabilitation regimen based on patient age?
Do you alter your postoperative rehabilitation regimen if the patient is a cigarette smoker?
Do you alter your postoperative rehabilitation regimen based on involvement of the subscapularis tendon?
Do you alter your postoperative rehabilitation regimen based on concomitant procedures on the biceps tendon?
Do you alter your postoperative rehabilitation based on workers’ compensation status?
What percentage of rotator cuff repairs did you perform fully arthroscopically in the past year?
What is the approximate number of fully arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs you performed in the past year?
Have you performed arthroscopic double-row rotator cuff repairs (including transosseous equivalent)?
What percentage of your rotator cuff repairs are performed using a double-row (or transosseous equivalent) technique?
Do you alter your postoperative rehabilitation protocol in patients undergoing double-row repair?
Compared with single-row repair, when using double-row (or transosseous equivalent) repair, how have you altered your rehabilitation?
How many years have you been in practice?
How would you describe your practice environment?
Are you a member of AOSSM, AANA, or both?
Would you be interested in knowing the results of this survey?
If the results of this survey show that the majority of members of AANA and AOSSM who responded have a different postoperative protocol than yours, are you likely to change your own protocol?
