Efficacy of bone marrow stimulation in arthroscopic repair of full thickness rotator cuff tears: a meta-analysis

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the included studies

First author, year	Study design	Number		Age		Male/female		Operation methods	Outcome	Follow-up	NOS (4)
First author, year	Study design	BMS	Control	BMS	Control	BMS	Control	Operation methods	Outcome	Follow-up	NOS (4)
Jo 2011	Retrospective cohort	25	31	58.3	56.5	11/14	15/16	Double-row repair with/without BMS	The incidence of re-tear, structural integrity	12 to 17 m	5
Jo 2013	Retrospective cohort	57	67	58.9	60.1	25/32	33/34	Double-row repair with/without BMS	The incidence of re-tear, Constant, UCLA, ROM, VAS, DASH, SST, SPADI, ASES, structural integrity	23 to 57 m	7
Milano 2013	RCT	35	38	60.6	63.1	22/13	19/19	Single-row repair with/without BMS	The incidence of re-tear, Constant, DASH, structural integrity	25 to 31 m	NA
Osti 2013	RCT	28	29	61.2	59.8	16/12	13/16	Single-row repair with/without BMS	The incidence of re-tear, Constant, UCLA, ROM	24 to 53 m	NA
Cai 2016	RCT	51	53	62.9	61.3	24/27	32/21	Double-row repair with/without BMS	The incidence of re-tear, Constant, UCLA	24 to 36 m	NA
Zhang 2016	RCT	20	20	58.6	59.5	9/11	14/6	Double-row repair with/without BMS	The incidence of re-tear, Constant, UCLA	12 m	NA
Taniguchi 2015	Retrospective cohort	44	67	64.7	64.3	22/15	42/25	Surface-holding with/without BMS	The incidence of re-tear, Structural integrity, complication	12 to 24 m	6
Yoon 2016	Retrospective cohort	21	54	64.9	62.8	9/12	26/28	Double-row repair with/without BMS	The incidence of re-tear, Constant, UCLA, VAS, SST, ASES, ROM	14 to 43 m	7

RCT randomized control study, BMS bone marrow stimulation, UCLA University of California at Los Angeles, ROM region of motion, VAS visual analogy score, DASH Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand, SST Simple Shoulder Test, SPADI Shoulder Pain and Disability Index, ASES American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Follow-up (months)

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