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Pre-Operative Versus Post-Operative Kinematic Assessment And Functional Outcomes Of The Thoracohumeral Joint In Adults With Rotator Cuff Tears, Margaret French Dec 2018

Pre-Operative Versus Post-Operative Kinematic Assessment And Functional Outcomes Of The Thoracohumeral Joint In Adults With Rotator Cuff Tears, Margaret French

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PRE- OPERATIVE VERSES POST-OPERATIVE KINEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF THE THORACOHUMERAL JOINT IN ADULTS WITH ROTATOR CUFF TEARS

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Margaret E. French

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2018

Under the Supervision of Brooke A. Slavens, PhD

This project investigated upper extremity (UE) motion and functional outcomes before and after full-thickness supraspinatus rotator cuff (RC) repair through kinematic analyses of three Activities of Daily Living (ADL) tasks. RC repair is a standard procedure known to alleviate pain, weakness, and stiffness, with improvements of decreased pain and increased range of motion (ROM). Eight (8) subjects (63.6 ± 6.3) with a supraspinatus RC tear participated in …