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. 2024 Jul 12;16:116367. doi: 10.52965/001c.116367

Table 3. Patient Demographics.

Study Study Type (Level) N Treatment Type (n) Total procedures
(n)
Female
(n)
Male
(n)
Age
(Mean ± SD, Range)
Follow-Up
(Mean ± SD, Range)
Robbrecht et al9 Case Series (IV) 43 Conservative: 0
Surgical: 43
28 5 20 53.5 ± 9.2 yrs 6.8 ± 4.1 yrs (overall) *
Schmidt et al10 Case Series (IV) 56 Conservative: 0
Surgical: 56
14 42 46 mo. (range 15-85)
Bauer et al11 Case Series (IV) 74 Conservative: 27
Surgical: 47
9 68 51.6 yrs
Rao et al12 Case Series (IV) 14 Conservative: 0
Surgical: 14
14 56.1 yrs
(range: 34.3-72.7) *
3 months minimum
Wörner et al13 Cohort Study, retrospective (III) 59 Conservative: 0
Surgical: 59
62 9 50 49.9 ± 1.2 yrs Median: 14 months
(range: 1-82)
Berthold et al14 Cohort Study, retrospective (III) 22 Conservative: 21
Surgical: 22
2 20 47.8 ± 11.5 yrs
No significant difference between partial & complete. *
4.1 ± 3.8 yrs for operative
2.2 ± 2.9 yrs for non-op
No significant difference between partial & complete. *
Lee et al15 Case Series (IV) 9 Conservative: 4
Surgical: 5
2 7 56 ± 8.5 yrs
(range: 39-64)
Voleti et al16 Case Series (IV) 3 Conservative: 0
Surgical: 3
3 0 3 38 ± 13.8 yrs
(range: 23-58)
Ozasa et al17 Case Report (IV) 1 Conservative: 0
Surgical: 1
1 1 58 yrs 6 yrs
López-Zabala et al18 Case Series (IV) 2 Conservative: 2
Surgical: 0
0 2 49.5 yrs
(range: 48-51)
1 yr.
Bradshaw et al19 Case Series (IV) 5 Conservative: 0
Surgical: 5
5 3 2 52 ± 14 yrs (range: 34-75) 39 ± 33.2 months (range: 6-94)
Aggarwal et al20 Case Report (IV) 1 Conservative: 0
Surgical: 1
1 1 64 yrs 12 months
Giombini et al21 Case Report (IV) 1 Conservative: 1
Surgical: 0
1 27 yrs 12 months
Total: 290 Conservative: 55
Surgical: 256
47 217 Range: 23-75 yrs Range: 1-94 months

*authors did not report values for partial tears only therefore whole-study values were used