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Table 4 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

Design

Mean age

No. of shoulders at f/u—PROMs

Follow-up duration (months)

Study results pooled

Graft type used

Functional/PROMs outcomes measured

Alarcon [55]

Case series

61

31

24–51

No

Fascia lata autograft

Constant

Barth [56]

Cohort—SCR vs complete vs augmentation

60

24

24–29

Yes

LHB autograft

Constant, ASES, SST

Burkhart [57]

Case series

64

41

24–50

Yes

Human dermal allograft

ASES, SSV

Denard [58]

Case series

62

59

12–29

Yes

Human dermal allograft

ASES, SSV,

Ferrando [59]

Case series

65

52

34

Yes

Porcine dermal xenograft

ASES, SSV

Greiner [23]

Cohort–SCR vs PCR

62.3

20

47–79

No

Porcine dermal xenograft

Constant, DASH

Kim [60]

Case series

58

45

24–48

No

LHB autograft

Constant, ASES

Kocaoglu [61]

Cohort–SCR vs SCR and PCR

63.7

26

18–40

Yes

Fascia lata autograft

Constant, QuickDASH

LaBelle [62]

Case series

62.5

28

24–41

Yes

Dermal allograft

SST, ASES

Lacheta [63]

Case series

56

21

24–36

No

Human dermal allograft

ASES, QuickDASH

Lee and Min [64]

Case series

60.9

36

24.8

No

Fascia lata autograft and dermal allograft

Constant, ASES

Lim [65]

Case series

65.3

31

12–24

Yes

Fascia lata autograft

Constant, ASES

Mihata [5]

Case series

65.1

24

24–51

Yes

Fascia lata autograft

ASES, JOA

Okamura [66]

Cohort–SCR 1 layer graft vs 3 layers

76

35

24–69

No

Teflon graft

ASES

Ohta [67]

Case series

75.3

35

12–62

Yes

Fascia lata autograft

UCLA, JOA

Ozturk [68]

RCT–SCR vs LDTT

62.8

20

31

Yes

Fascia lata autograft

Constant, ASES

Pashuck Pashuck 2020

Case series

58.9

14

23–25

Yes

Human dermal allograft

ASES

Pennington [70]

Case series

59.4

88

16–28

Yes

Human dermal allograft

ASES

Polacek [71]

Case series

60

20

12

Yes

Porcine dermal xenograft

SPADI

Polacek [72]

Case series

61.3

24

12

Yes

Fascia lata autograft

SPADI

Takayama [73]

Cohort–SCR mini open vs arthroscopic

69.7

46

24–66

Yes

Fascia lata autograft

ASES