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Prognosis And Movement Patterns In Patients After Rotator Cuff Repair, Jayaprakash Raman
Prognosis And Movement Patterns In Patients After Rotator Cuff Repair, Jayaprakash Raman
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Rotator cuff repairs are done in patients who failed to achieve functional improvement with conservative management for rotator cuff tears. This thesis focuses on prognostic factors that predict outcomes after rotator cuff repair (RCR) and change in functional range of motion (ROM) and muscle endurance before and after RCR. A meta-analysis was performed to statistically analyze all available evidence in the literature concerning prognostic factors that determine outcome after RCR. Based on this study, several factors were identified that had significant and moderate effects on outcomes after RCR. Two prospective studies were conducted to analyze change in functional ROM and …
Short Term Treatment Effectiveness And Long Term Prognosis In Patients With Lateral Epicondylosis/Tennis Elbow, Pritika Gogia
Short Term Treatment Effectiveness And Long Term Prognosis In Patients With Lateral Epicondylosis/Tennis Elbow, Pritika Gogia
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This thesis investigated the short term and long term outcomes of patients who underwent treatment for lateral epicondylosis (LE). The first manuscript compared the immediate effects of counterforce brace versus kinesiotaping on pain free grip during a repetitive upper extremity reaching task in thirty patients (n=30) with LE. The study found kinesiotape to be superior over bracing as it not only improved immediate pain free grip strength by 17.5% but also maintained this during activity as compared to brace which had a smaller improvement of 9.3%. The second manuscript determined the extent of work disability/limitations experienced by patients (n=32) following …