title: Is the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists' rehabilitation guideline better than standard care when applied to Bankart-operated patients? A controlled study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether there is a difference in shoulder-related physical function and quality of life between postoperative rehabilitation patients receiving standard care and those receiving care according to the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists' rehabilitation guideline for arthroscopic anterior capsulolabral repair of the shoulder.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive studies with comparison between a retrospective and a prospective cohort.
  
  
  METHODS
  Municipal outpatient rehabilitation centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 96 arthroscopic Bankart-operated patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 52 patients received standard care; 44 patients underwent rehabilitation according to the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists' rehabilitation guideline.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary outcome variable was Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index. Secondary outcome measures were Patient-Specific Functional Scale, shoulder range of motion, return to work, return to sports, and costs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference in adjusted mean change scores between the standard care group and the guideline group in the primary outcome variable (Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index total = 574.85 vs. 644.48) or the secondary outcomes (Patient-Specific Functional Scale = 4.6 vs. 5.0; range of motion in forward flexion = 46.49° vs. 49.58°; external rotation in adduction = 28.58° vs. 34.18°; external rotation in abduction = 51.29° vs. 47.55°; weeks until return to work = 5.2 vs. 6.9; weeks until return to sports =13.9 vs. 13.1; costs = number of visits; 18.5 vs. 15.9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were no significant between-group differences in shoulder-related physical function and quality of life between the standard care group and the guideline group, following Bankart operations.
authors.affiliation: Back and Rehabilitation Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark se86@suf.kk.dk.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Damkjær
authors.affiliation: Back and Rehabilitation Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.affiliation: Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Juul-Kristensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States
keywords: Bankart; rehabilitation; shoulder