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Table 7 SMDs in the difference in pre-operative and post-operative PROMs scores. Number of articles pooled in brackets

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

Procedure

1 year

2 years

3 years

5 years

Partial cuff repair

3.18

(8)

3.92

(10)

 

3.42

(6)

Graft interposition

3.58

(7)

5.00

(3)

  

Superior capsule recon

3.12

(10)

4.04

(9)

  

Arthro. debridement

4.48

(5)

2.63

(4)

 

3.21

(2)

Balloon spacer

1.36

(2)

4.53

(3)

1.66

(2)

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