Table 5. Surgeon reported factors influencing patient selection for patch augmentation.

Category	Count (%)*
Tear Type	28(58)
Patient Population	17(35)
Previous repair failure	13(27)
Tissue quality	8(17)
No osteoarthritis	6(13)
Supportive evidence or experience	5(10)
Total responses	48
Total comments	77

*When asked to give, ‘Further comments relating to suitability of a patient for a patch augmented rotator cuff repair’ 48 participants provided free-texts responses. Each answer could fit into multiple categories with 77 comments extracted. Percentages are expressed against the total number (48) of participants responding.