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. 2023 Jul 8;15(7):e41584. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41584

Table 4. Comparison of various repair techniques in different studies.

Study Sample Size Repair Technique Mean age Mean follow-up (months) Rerupture Rate Distibution of repair technique
Waterman et al. [6] 69 Bone Tunnels, Suture Repair, or Suture Anchor 48 years 48 0% across all repair 43.5% (30) - transosseous repair, 33.3% (23 )- primary suture repair, 18.8% (13) - suture anchor repair
Horneff et al. [10] 56 Transosseous or Suture Anchor 52.7 years 51 7.1% (2 transosseous, 2 suture anchor) 58.9% (33) - transosseous repair, 41.1% (23 ) - suture anchor repair
Giannicola et al. [11] 28 Transosseous, Suture Anchor, and combination 45 years 47.5 3.0% (1 suture anchor) 69% (20) - transosseous repair, 24.1% (7) - suture anchor repair, 6.9% (2) - a combination of both  
Mirzayan et al. [12] 184 Transosseous or Anchor 49 years 32 3.8 % (7 transosseous repairs) 57.1% (105) - transosseous repair, 39.6% (73 ) - suture anchor repair, 3.3% (6) - other techniques not documented