I had rotator cuff surgery on a Friday and was riding on Monday. Of course, it was my recumbent. I decided to do PT myself.
After breaking my clavicle in three pieces, 5 ribs, cracker trochanter, cracked the spine of the scapula, humerus in 3 pieces, and elbow in 5 pieces with olecranon osteotomy surgery, it was almost a month before I could ride my upright bike. There was a small tear but surgeon said it was not worth a third operation. PT was 3 months 3x per week.