Table 1.

Patients' information.

Case (no.)	Age (y)	Sex	Acute episode of aggravated pain	Tear pattern	Incarcerated tendon	Repair	Acromion shape (Bigliani)	Heel-type acromion (Oh et al6)
1	55	M	None	Bursal	SSP	Single	I	Yes
2	50	M	Fall	Complete	SSP	Double	I	Yes
3	75	F	None	Bursal	SSP	Single	I	Yes
4	60	F	None	Bursal	SSP	Single	II	No
5	41	M	None	Complete	SSP	Double	II	No
6	72	F	None	Complete	SSP	Double	II	No
7	69	M	None	Bursal	SSP	Single	II	No
8	65	F	None	Complete	SSP	Double	II	Yes
9	72	M	None	Bursal	SSP	Single	I	Yes
10	77	M	None	Complete	SSP	Double	III	No
11	61	M	None	Bursal	SSP	Single	I	No
12	74	M	Fall	Complete	SSP	Double	I	Yes
13	69	F	None	Complete	SSP	Double	I	No
14	58	F	None	Complete	SSP	Double	II	No
15	69	F	None	Complete	SSP	Double	I	Yes
16	80	M	None	Complete	SSP	Double	I	Yes
17	71	M	None	Complete	SSP	Double	II	Yes

F = female; M = male; SSP = supraspinatus.