A comparison between knotted and knotless medial row of suture bridge technique in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery: a meta-analysis

Table 2 Characteristics of the included studies

References	Outcome (Tick in the box if the indicator is available)
References	Postoperative retear rate	Postoperative retear classification	UCLA score in the first year after surgery	ASES score in the first year after surgery	ASES score in the second year after surgery	Constant score in the first year after surgery	Constant score in the second year after surgery	Postoperative Forward flexion mobility	Postoperative abduction mobility	Postoperative external rotation mobility	Postoperative pain score
Hirokazu et al. [17]	√	√	√
Şahin et al. [34]	√	√						√	√	√	√
Xu et al. [37]	√	√	√	√		√
Zwolak et al. [40]								√	√	√
Boyer et al. [3]	√	√					√	√
Kim et al. [20]	√	√	√	√	√	√	√				√
Gürpınar et al. [15]	√						√	√			√
Nemirov et al. [28]					√						√
Heuberer et al. [16]	√				√		√
Rhee et al. [33]	√	√

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