Table 2.

Search strategy.

Database	Search Terms
PubMed	(“rotator cuff repair” [All Fields] OR “rotator cuff surger *” [All Fields] OR “rotator cuff tear” [All Fields] OR “Rotator Cuff Injuries” [MeSH Terms] OR “Rotator Cuff” [MeSH Terms]) AND (“return to sport” [All Fields] OR “return to play” [All Fields] OR “unrestricted activity” [All Fields] OR “full activity” [All Fields])
SCOPUS	ALL (“rotator cuff repair” OR “rotator cuff surger *” OR “rotator cuff tear” OR “Rotator Cuff”) AND (“return to sport” OR “return to play” OR “unrestricted activity” OR “full activity”)
Cochrane	(rotator cuff repair OR rotator cuff surger OR rotator cuff tear) AND (return to sport OR return to play OR unrestricted activity OR full activity)
WOS	(ALL = (“rotator cuff repair” OR “rotator cuff surger *” OR “rotator cuff tear” OR “Rotator Cuff”)) AND ALL = (“return to sport” OR “return to play” OR “unrestricted activity” OR “full activity”)

* asterisk is added to perform truncation search.