Table 1. Studies included in the review.
Authors | Year | Study design | Level of evidence | No. shoulders | Sex no. (male/female) |
Age (y) mean ± SD |
Final follow-up (mo) mean ± SD |
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Razmjou et al (Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc) | 2015 | Retrospective outcome study | II | 184 | 112/72 | 62 ± 9 | 24 |
Park et al (Am J Sports Med) | 2015 | Randomized controlled trial | I | 58 (47 analyzed) | 9/38 | 62.6 ± 9.31 | 44.45 |
61.7 ± 6.12 | |||||||
Oh et al (Am J Sports Med) | 2014 | Randomized controlled trial | I | 78 | 44/34 | 63.6 ± 6.5 | 29.2 |
64.0 ± 7.5 | |||||||
Błasiak et al (Pol Orthop Traumatol) | 2013 | Retrospective outcome study | III | 40 | 43/17 | 53.10 ± 13.60 | 54.4 ± 6.4 |
Kim et al (Arch Orthop Trauma Surg) | 2011 | Randomized controlled trial | II | 83 | 40/43 | 59.8 ± 5.2 | 31.7 |
55.2 ± 6.1 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
Note: Year of publication, study design, level of evidence, and patients information are described.