Table 3.
Summary of included studies characteristics.
| Author | Study design | Country | DRCT* group | PGOAo group | Control group | Control group characteristics | Age matched groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of patients | Mean CSA (SD#) | Mean age (SD#) | No of patients | Mean CSA (SD#) | Mean age (SD#) | No of patients | Mean CSA (SD#) | Mean age (SD#) | |||||
| Chalmers 201722 | Retrospective | USA | 90 | 33,9(4,2) | NR§ | - | - | - | 50 | 31,7(4,3) | NR§ | Adhesive capsoulitis | NR§ |
| Rhee 201924 | Retrospective | Korea | 493 | 34,2(3,7) | 61,1(8,6) | 73 | 29,8(5,6) | 72,3(9,7) | 84 | 32,1(4,5) | 52,4(10,3) | Adhesive capsoulitis | No |
| Watanabe 201825 | Retrospective | Japan | 54 | 36,3(3,1) | NR§ | - | - | - | 54 | 33,7(3,9) | NR§ | Patients with shoulder pain but normal MRI## | NR§ |
| Gomide 201728 | Retrospective | Brazil | 44 | 39,75(5,34) | 59,75 | - | - | - | 34 | 33,58(3,36) | 59,97 | Patients with a non-shoulder orthopedic problem | Yes |
| Heuberer 201726 | Retrospective | Austria | 100 | 36,3(2,7) | NR§ | 100 | 27,3(3,5) | NR§ | 100 | 30,2(2,9) | NR§ | TC^ | No |
| Spiegl 201627 | Retrospective | USA | 10 | 37,3(2,6) | 53,3 | 10 | 28,7(2,2) | 53,9 | 10 | 32,7(2,5) | 52,7 | Bankart-SLAP$-LHBT** tendonitis | Yes |
| Pandey 201623 | Prospective | India | 54 | 41,01(3,1) | 57,8(8,83) | - | - | - | 61 | 37,28(4,89) | 53,4(7,88) | Isolated AC arthritis or adhesive capsulitis | Yes |
| Moor 201416 | Retrospective | Switzerland | 51 | 38,2(3,2) | 58,2(8,0) | - | - | - | 51 | 32,9(3,4) | 58,1(8,4) | Isolated ACoo arthritis or adhesive capsulitis | Yes |
| Moor 201311 | Retrospective | Switzerland | 102 | 38,0(2,8) | 58,1(8,5) | 102 | 28,1(3,3) | 68,7(8,9) | 94 | 33,1(2,1) | 65,9(3,2) | Patients with a non-shoulder orthopedic problem | NR§ |
*DRCT = Degenerative rotator cuff tears; oPGOA = Primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis
#SD = Standard deviation
§NR = Not reporting
^TC = Tendonitis calcarea
$SLAP = Superior labrum anterior to posterior
**LHBT = Long head of biceps tendon
ooAC = Acromioclavicular
##MRI = Magnetic resonance imaging