Clayton Casper is a 75 y.o. moderately active male who had a…

Clayton Casper is a 75 y.o. moderately active male who had a massive full thickness rotator cuff subscapularis repair. He is currently in the moderate protection phase being five weeks post op. Regarding early shoulder motion for Clayton’s type of surgery, precautions to be aware of are: 

You are treating a patient with a displaced proximal humerus…

You are treating a patient with a displaced proximal humerus fracture. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) was performed to stabilized the arm and the patient has been in an immobilizer. When will it be appropriate for you to perform gentle range of motion exercises?