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Table 11 Partial cuff repair—included studies

From: Superior capsule reconstruction, partial cuff repair, graft interposition, arthroscopic debridement or balloon spacers for large and massive irreparable rotator cuff tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author and Date

No. of shoulders at f/u—PROMS

Study results pooled

Functional/PROMs outcomes pooled

Pre-op scores

12-month scores

24-month scores

X-month scores (specified minimum duration in months)

Baverel [13]

26

Yes

Constant,

ASES,

SSV,

SST

36.7 (16.6)

33.5 (16.4)

37.5 (15.4)

3.5 (2.6)

64.8 (13.7)

78.3 (19.3)

73.3 (17.5)

8.3 (2.4)

  

Berth [14]

21

Yes

Constant,

QuickDASH

45.9 (9.2)

64.6 (11.9)

79.4 (17.5)

16 (16.1)

72.8 (16)

23.8 (16.8)

 

Besnard [15]

20

Yes

Constant

31 (9.2)

 

77.1 (13)

72.8 (14.4)–85 m

Cavalier [16]

67

No

Constant,

ASES,

SSV

51 (n/r)

34 (n/r)

42 (n/r)

72 (n/r)

77.9 (n/r)

73 (n/r)

  

Chen [17]

37

Yes

Constant,

45.95 (20.56)

 

78.59 (14.29)

 

Cuff [18]

28

Yes

ASES,

SST

46.6 (6.9)

5.6 (1.3)

84.2 (4.1)

10.2 (0.8)

 

79.3 (7.8)–60 m

9.1 (1.4)–60 m

Di Benedetto [19]

31

Yes

Constant

46.5 (11.5)

  

70.82 (14.66)–79 m

Farazdaghi [20]

14

No

ASES

Penn

41.2 (10.1)

42.0 (12.5)

Not PCR group alone

  

70.6 (32.9)–60 m

71.1 (30.4)–60 m

Franceschi [21]

34

Yes

UCLA

8.6 (4.1)

 

32.2 (3.6)

28.8 (4.2)–60 m

Galasso [22]

95

Yes

Constant,

SST

39.1 (8.4)

n/r

 

76.3 (9.7)

9.1 (2.2)

 

Greiner [23]

20

No

Constant,

DASH

50.7 (n/r)

n/r

 

82.7 (8.4)

7.8 (11.1)

 

Heuberer [24]

41

No

Constant

QuickDASH

In graph form only

67.5 (9.9)

20.5 (14.4)

  

Holtby [25]

73

No

Constant,

ASES

44.03 (n/r)

42.69 (n/r)

 

73.73 (n/r)

71.42 (n/r)

 

Jeong [26]

33

Yes

UCLA,

ASES,

SSV,

15.1 (3)

40.9 (8.9)

38.4 (8.4)

  

27.5 (2.8)–60 m

82.6 (7.1)–60 m

83.1 (6.8)–60 m

Kim [27]

27

Yes

Constant,

SST

43.6 (7.9)

5.1 (1.2)

 

74.1 (10.6)

8.8 (2.1)

 

Kim [28]

19

Yes

UCLA,

ASES,

SST

15.4 (2.9)

40.3 (9.3)

4.7 (1.4)

 

28.4 (3.2)

85.6 (8.3)

8.8 (1.8)

 

Lee [29]

42

Yes

UCLA,

Constant

20.5 (4.2)

41.2 (6.7)

 

30.9 (2.3)

88.8 (7.9)

 

Malahias [30]

16

Yes

Constant,

ASES

41.7 (15.6)

51 (16.5)

69.6 (19.7)

79.8 (18.8)

  

Mori [31]

48

No

UCLA,

Constant,

ASES

13.7 (3.1)

36.3 (9.9)

41.8 (11.3)

27.3 (6.1)

72.9 (16.8)

84.2 (19.7)

  

Moser [32]

11

No

SPADI

Collected but not reported

 

29.5 (n/r)

 

Pandey [33]

13

Yes

Constant,

OSS

43.1 (3.9)

17.8 (3.6)

 

70.8 (5.3)

37.1 (2.4)

 

Park [34]

37

Yes

Constant,

ASES,

KSS

78 (11.6)

51.5 (22.7)

62.2 (14.1)

87.4 (8.3)

72.8 (19.2)

77.4 (12.6)

91.0 (7.4)

78.5 (18.5)

82.2 (13.2)

 

Paribelli [35]

20

Yes

UCLA

7.3 (2.5)

30.3 (4.2)

  

Porcellini [36]

67

Yes

Constant,

SST

44 (14.1)

4.6 (2.3)

  

73 (11.9)–60 m

9.0 (1.8) –60 m

Shon [37]

31

Yes

ASES,

SST

41.97 (15.08)

3.61 (2.58)

76.37 (17.01)

6.33 (2.58)

73.78 (21.55)

6.07 (3.4)

 

Wellmann [38]

38

No

Constant

56 (n/r)

71 (n/r)

  
  1. PCR–partial cuff repair, LDTT—latissimus dorsi tendon transfer, Constant—Constant-Murley Score, QuickDASH–Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score, ASES—American Shoulder and Elbow Score, SSV—Subjective Shoulder Value, SST—Simple Shoulder Test, SPADI—Shoulder Pain and Disability Index, UCLA—The University of California at Los Angeles Shoulder Score, KSS—Korean Shoulder Score, OSS—Oxford Shoulder Score