A tennis player has an arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff injury performed in same-day surgery. When the nurse plans postoperative teaching for the patient,which information will be included?

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Physical therapy after a rotator cuff repair begins on the first postoperative day to prevent "frozen shoulder." A shoulder immobilizer is used immediately after the surgery,but leaving the arm immobilized for several days would lead to loss of range of motion. The drop-arm test is used to test for rotator cuff injury but not after surgery. The patient may be able to return to tennis after rehabilitation.

A Tennis Player Has an Arthroscopic Repair of a Rotator