Physiotherapy treatment for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: Results of a patient-centred rehabilitation guideline using functional and patient-reported outcome measures.

Rehabilitation after primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) is accepted to be an essential component to successful outcome achievement, but successful rehabilitation approaches have yet to be well described in the literature. This retrospective review documents the outcomes of a cohort of 29 patients undergoing RTSA surgery with rehabilitation following the Upper Limb Treatment and Rehabilitation Advice (ULTRA) guideline (Appendix 1). The Oxford Shoulder Score, Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score, range of movement (degrees of flexion, abduction and external rotation) and numerical rating score for pain were prospectively collected pre-operatively and at one- and two-years post-operatively.