Table 2.
Description of Included Studies a
| Study Design | No. of Patients | Mean Age, y | Reference Test | AS Tears, % | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barth (2006) 4 | P | 68 | 45 | Arthro | 29 | Patients scheduled for an arthroscopic procedure between January 2004 and March 2004 | Previously operative shoulders and stiff shoulders scheduled for capsular release and lysis of adhesions |
| Bartsch (2010) 5 | P | 50 | 58 b | Arthro | 30 | Patients with subacromial and/or glenohumeral impingement syndrome scheduled for an arthroscopic procedure | Calcifying tendinitis, shoulder stiffness, instability, osteoarthritis, or previous surgery; suspicion or evidence of RC tear and/or stiffness on the contralateral side |
| Itoi (2006) 19 | R | 160 | 53 | Arthro | 18 | RC tear or cuff tendinitis | — |
| Kappe (2018) 21 | P | 106 | 57 | Arthro | 30 | Consecutive patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy at a single institution | Shoulder instability, history of shoulder trauma or surgery, advanced osteoarthritis, or shoulder stiffness |
| Kim (2007) 22 | P | 120 | 59 | US | 91 | Patients with shoulder pain visiting a rheumatology department | Rheumatoid arthritis, previous trauma |
| Lasbleiz (2014) 23 | P | 39 | 59 | US | 5 | Ambulatory physiotherapy treatment for degenerative RC disease, age >40 y, shoulder pain >1 mo, degenerative RC disease | Limited range of motion, calcification on radiographs, previous surgery, shoulder instability, humeral fracture, local steroid injections within 30 d, inflammatory joint disease, and neoplastic disorder |
| Lin (2015) 25 | P | 235 | 51 | Arthro | 37 | Consecutive patients with RC injury | Shoulder stiffness, instability, calcifying tendinitis, and previous surgery; disease on the contralateral shoulder |
| Miller (2008) 30 | P | 37 | 56 | US | 33 | Shoulder pain, full passive movement, age >18 y | Previous surgery, neurologic symptoms |
| Salaffi (2010) 34 | P | 203 | 58 | US | 23 | Patients with painful shoulders referred to rheumatology; age, 18 to 70 y | Postoperative pain, diabetes, congenital anomalies, tumor of the shoulder girdle, septic arthritis, inflammatory rheumatic disease |
| Somerville (2014) 36 | P | 139 | 46 | Arthro with MRA | 9 | Consecutive patients with first-time shoulder complaint at a tertiary care orthopaedic center | Patients who were referred for shoulder replacement surgery |
| Takeda (2016) 37 | P | 130 | 65 | Arthro | 40 | Patients scheduled to undergo arthroscopic RC repair from February 2013 to February 2015 | Shoulder stiffness, osteoarthritis, instability, or a history of shoulder surgery |
| van Kampen (2014) 38 | P | 100 | 44 | MRA | 6 | Patients with shoulder complaint | Previous diagnosis of shoulder disorders, fractures, frozen shoulder, or arthritis; deficiencies in Dutch; history of shoulder instability |
| Yoon (2013) 39 | R | 312 | 57 | MRI | 43 | Patients scheduled to undergo arthroscopic RC repair | Severe pain or stiffness or difficulty during clinical or isokinetic muscle performance testing, need of biceps tenotomy or tenodesis, history of shoulder surgery, a symptomatic lesion in the contralateral shoulder, and inflammatory arthritis or disease in the shoulder |
a Dash indicates the article did not specify the information. Arthro, arthroscopy; AS, anterosuperior; MRA, magnetic resonance arthrography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; P, prospective; R, retrospective; RC, rotator cuff; US, ultrasound.
b Median.