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Table 13 Superior capsule reconstruction—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 measured

Pre-op scores

12-month scores

24-month scores

X-month scores (specified)

Alarcon [55]

31

No

Constant

36.0 (n/r)

 

78.7 (n/r)

 

Barth [56]

24

Yes

Constant,

ASES,

SST

50 (13)

45 (19)

9 (2)

 

77 (10)

80 (15)

8 (3)

 

Burkhart [57]

41

Yes

ASES,

SSV

52 (3)

39 (n/r)

90 (1)

88 (n/r)

89 (2)

83 (n/r)

 

Denard [58]

59

Yes

ASES,

SSV,

43.6 (18.6)

35.0 (19.9)

77.5 (22)

76.3 (25.2)

  

Ferrando [59]

52

Yes

ASES,

SSV

41 (19)

39 (17)

86 (16)

80 (18)

90 (9)

80 (11)

 

Greiner [23]

20

No

Constant,

DASH

49.7 (n/r)

n/r

 

77.1 (10.5)

15.6 (15.4)

 

Kim [60]

45

No

Constant,

ASES

64.9 (10.9)

60.9 (12.7)

80.0 (9.4)

82.2 (9.2)

80.0 (9.1)

82.7 (9.3)

Healed and unhealed reported separately throughout paper

Kocaoglu [61]

26

Yes

ASES

QuickDASH

48.5 (15.5)

53.6 (15.2)

82.6 (15)

12.5 (5)

  

LaBelle [62]

28

Yes

SST,

ASES

21.6 (17.6)

28.3 (10.1)

 

66.6 (22.6)

68.2 (19.2)

 

Lacheta [63]

21

No

ASES,

QuickDASH

54 (n/r)

37.6 (n/r)

 

83.9 (n/r)

16.2 (n/r)

 

Lee and Min [64]

36

No

Constant,

ASES

56.3 (8.8)

50.9 (8.9)

84.3 (4.5)

85.1 (4.4)

 

Healed and unhealed reported separately throughout paper

Lim [65]

31

Yes

Constant,

ASES

51.7 (13.9)

54.4 (17.9)

63.7 (8.1)

73.7 (10.8)

  

Mihata [5]

24

Yes

ASES,

JOA

23.5 (14.4)

48.3 (13)

 

92.9 (11.3)

92.6 (9)

 

Okamura [66]

35

No

ASES

42.4 (n/r)

 

63.2 (n/r)

 

Ohta [67]

35

Yes

UCLA,

JOA

15.3 (3.77)

62.3 (9.49)

30.1 (3.11)

84.6 (5.66)

  

Ozturk [68]

20

Yes

Constant,

ASES

36.6 (12.5)

23.2 (12.7)

 

81.1 (11.3)

81.7 (12.3)

 

Pashuck [69]

14

Yes

ASES

55 (17)

83.3 (16)

86.5 (9)

 

Pennington [70]

88

Yes

ASES

52.2 (19.3)

81.56 (10.21)

85.3 (n/r)

 

Polacek [71]

20

Yes

SPADI

51.3 (19.2)

10.4 (8.8)

  

Polacek [72]

24

Yes

SPADI

59.0 (19.4)

9.7 (12.3)

  

Takayama [73]

46

Yes

ASES

52.4 (12.6)

 

86.1 (13.8)

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