Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies
| References | Level of evidence | Country | Inclusion criteria | Sample size (male %) | Patients at follow-up | Mean age (years) | Mean follow-up (months) | Outcome measures and scores | Re-tear rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | |||||||
| Gartsman and O’connor (2004) | I | United States | Isolated, repairable full-thickness supraspinatus tendon tear and type 2 acromion | 93 (55) | 47 | 46 | 59.7 | 15.6 | ASES: 91.5 ± 10.3 | ASES: 89.2 ± 15.1 | – | – |
| Milano et al. (2007) | I | Italy | Full-thickness rotator cuff tear and type 2 or 3 acromion | 80 (55) | 34 | 37 | 60.4 | 24 | Constant: 103.6 ± 17.5 DASH: 18.2 ± 17.6 Work-DASH: 23.7 ± 25.3 |
Constant: 96.1 ± 20.9 DASH: 23.1 ± 19.3 Work-DASH: 26.2 ± 24.8 |
– | – |
| MacDonald et al. (2011) | I | Canada | Full-thickness rotator cuff tear ≤4 cm and type 1, 2, or 3 acromion | 86 (65) | 32 | 36 | 56.8 | 24 | ASES: 90.5 ± 13.4 WORC: 87.5 ± 15.3 |
ASES: 85.6 ± 19.1 WORC: 80.7 ± 21.3 |
0 | 4 |
| Shin et al. (2012) | II | South Korea | Full-thickness rotator cuff tear ≤3 cm and type 1, 2, or 3 acromion | 150 (56) | 60 | 60 | 56.8 | 35 | ASES: 90.7 ± 13.1 Constant: 85.0 ± 11.3 UCLA: 33.4 ± 3.3 VAS: 1.1 ± 0.9 |
ASES: 87.5 ± 12.0 Constant: 83.3 ± 13.0 UCLA: 32.3 ± 3.5 VAS: 1.3 ± 1.4 |
10 | 12 |
| Abrams et al. (2014) | II | United States | Full-thickness rotator cuff tear (intra-operative mean tear size) = 2.58 cm and type 1, 2, or 3 acromion | 114 (67) | 52 | 43 | 58.8 | 24 | ASES: 89.0 ± 16.4 Constant: 78.7 ± 11.1 UCLA: 17.4 ± 3.3 VAS: 1.0 ± 1.7 SST: 10.5 ± 2.3 |
ASES: 91.5 ± 13.3 Constant: 75.0 ± 15.0 UCLA: 17.2 ± 3.4 VAS: 0.7 ± 1.2 SST: 10.5 ± 2.1 |
1 | 4 |
A: acromioplasty group; NA: nonacromioplasty group; –: unclear; ASES: American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score; DASH: Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire; SST: Simple Shoulder Test; UCLA: University of California-Los Angeles score; VAS: Visual Analog Scale for pain; WORC: Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index; Work-DASH: Work-Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire