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. 2023 Dec 21;49:167–171. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2023.12.013

Table 1.

Publication reporting outcomes of debridement and partial repair for irreparable rotator cuff injuries.

Author Year Journal Level
of
Evidence
Operation
performed
Technique No. of
shoulders
Minimal
Follow
Up
Mean
Follow
Up (Mo.)
Outcomes
Cuff 2016 JSES IV Partial repair Arthroscopic 28 5 71.7 ASES, SST, VAS, ROM, Patient satisfaction, Failure rate, Complication rate, AHD
Shon 2015 AJSM IV Partial repair Arthroscopic 31 2 40.5 ASES, SST, VAS, Patient satisfaction, AHD
Kim 2011 Arthoscopy IV Partial repair Arthroscopic 27 2 41.3 SST, Patient satisfaction, AHD, UCLA, Constant
Duralde 2005 JSES IV Partial repair Open 25 2 N/A ASES, VAS, ROM, Patient satisfaction, Failure rate, Complication rate, AHD, Strength, Night pain
Chen 2016 Arthoscopy IV Partial repair Arthroscopic 37 2 29.6 ASES, VAS, Failure rate, AHD, Night pain
Porcellini 2011 JSES IV Partial repair Arthroscopic 67 5 N/A SST, Complication rate, AHD, Constant
Godeneche 2016 ESSKA IV Partial repair Arthroscopic 23 2 41 Strength, Constant, SSV
Liem 2008 Arthoscopy IV Debridement Arthroscopic 31 2 47 ASES, Patient satisfaction, Strength, Constant
Lee 2011 Arthoscopy IV Debridement Arthroscopic 32 2 40 VAS, ROM, Failure rate, AHD, UCLA, Constant
Klinger 2005 Arch Orthop IV Debridement Arthroscopic 33 2 31 Patient satisfaction, AHD, Constant
Park 2016 JSES IV Debridement Arthroscopic 16 7 98 VAS, ROM, Patient satisfaction, Failure rate, AHD, UCLA, Constant
Rockwood 1995 JBJS IV Debridement Open 53 3 80 ROM, RC-QOL
Gartsman 1997 JBJS IV Debridement Open 33 2 N/A ASES, VAS, ROM, Patient satisfaction, Complication rate, UCLA, Constant, RC-QOL
Ellman 1993 Arthoscopy IV Debridement Open 40 2 54 ROM, Patient satisfaction, Complication rate
Franceschi 2012 KSSTA III Partial repair Arthroscopic 68 5 93.6 VAS, ROM, UCLA, RC-QOL
Konig 2017 Open Orthop IV Partial repair Mini-Open 165 2 N/A ASES, Constant, DASH