Table 1.

Search strategy for each database

Database	Search strategy
Cochrane Library	(long head of the biceps tendon/exp OR long head of the biceps tendon) AND (biceps tenodesis/exp OR biceps tenodesis) AND (tenotomy/exp OR tenotomy)
Embase	(long head of the biceps tendon/exp OR long head of the biceps tendon) AND (biceps tenodesis/exp OR biceps tenodesis) AND (tenotomy/exp OR tenotomy)
PubMed	(long head of the biceps tendon/exp OR long head of the biceps tendon) AND (biceps tenodesis/exp OR biceps tenodesis) AND (tenotomy/exp OR tenotomy)
LILACS	(long head of the biceps tendon/exp OR long head of the biceps tendon) AND (biceps tenodesis/exp OR biceps tenodesis) AND (tenotomy/exp OR tenotomy