| ASES | American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons |
| CS | Constant Score |
| CTA | Cuff tear arthropathy |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trials |
| RTSA | Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty |
| SANE | Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation |
| VAS | Visual Analog Scale |