Table 1.
Characteristics of the included studies.
| Author | Study, LoE | Participants | Intervention | Follow-up time | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boileau P et al [9] | Cohort study, III | 25 consecutive patients operated for an isolated Type II SLAP lesion between 2000 and 2004 | 10 SLAP repair 15 tenodesis |
Minimum 2 years SLAP repair: 35 (24–69) months Tenodesis: 34 (24–68) months |
Constant score, patient satisfaction, sports level and reoperation rate |
| Denard PJ et al [26] | Retrospective cohort study, III | 37 patients surgically managed isolated Type II SLAP lesions between November 2003 and February 2009 | 22 SLAP repair 15 tenodesis |
Minimum 2 years SLAP repair: 63.2 ± 14.5 months Tenodesis group: 41.1 ± 19.8 months |
Patient satisfaction, sports level, UCLA score, ASES score, VAS score and ROM |
| Ek et al [25] | Retrospective cohort study, III | 25 patients who had undergone surgery for an isolated Type II SLAP lesion between 2008 and 2011 | 10 SLAP repair 15 tenodesis |
Minimum 24 months SLAP repair: mean 35 months (range, 25–52) Tenodesis group: mean 31 months (range, 26–43) |
Patient satisfaction, sports level, ASES score, VAS score and SSV score |
| Zhao et al [19] | Case-control study, IV | 38 patients with Type II SLAP injury were treated with SLAP repair and biceps tenodesis from March 2009 to March 2012 | 22 SLAP repair 16 tenodesis |
2 years | UCLA score and SST score |
| Schrøder et al [27] | Double-blind three-armed randomised, sham-controlled study, I | 118 patients with Type II SLAP injury were treated with SLAP repair and biceps tenodesis from January 2008 to January 2014 | 40 labral repair 39 tenodesis 39 sham surgery |
2 years | WOSI and Rowe score, OISS score, the EuroQol (EQ-5D, EQ-VAS) and patient satisfaction |
ASES = American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; LoE = level of evidence; SLAP = superior labrum anterior and posterior; UCLA = University of California at Los Angeles; VAS, visual analogue scale; SST score = simple shoulder test; SSV = subjective shoulder value; WOSI score = western ontario shoulder instability index; OISS score = Oxford Instability Shoulder Score; EQ-5D = EuroQol 5-Dimensional questionnaire; EQ-VAS = EuroQol-visual analogue scale.