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Table 3 Number of shoulders per study, sex, mean age, mean follow-up, clinical/functional, and imaging outcome variables used per study

From: Arthroscopic partial repair for massive rotator cuff tears: does it work? A systematic review

Study

Number of shoulders

Sex (males/females)

Mean age (years)

Mean follow-up (months)

Clinical outcome scales

Imaging outcome evaluation

Berth et al. [11]

42 (partial: A, 21; debridement: B, 21)

A, 15/6

B, 16/5

A, 62.5 ± 2.3

B, 64.3 ± 3.4

A, 16 ± 3

B, 24 ± 2

Constant score, DASH score, ROM

Ultrasonography

Cuff et al. [12]

28

19/9

65.2 (60–90)

71.1 (60–90)

ASES score, SST score, VAS score, ROM

Radiographic (Hamada stage)

Francheschi et al. [13]

68 (debridement: A, 34; partial: B, 34)

A, 22/12

B, 25/9

62 (47–76)

93.6 ± 27.6

ROM, modified UCLA, RC-QOL

Not evaluated

Godenèche et al. [14]

73 (complete: A, 50; partial: B, 23)

52/21

59.4 ± 8.8

41 (29–55)

Constant score, subjective shoulder value, strength

Ultrasonography

Heuberer et al. [15]

68 (debridement: A, 23; partial: B, 22, complete: C:23)

40/28 (A, 11/12; B, 14/8; C, 15/8)

66.5 ± 7.2 (A, 66.5; B, 68; C, 65)

45

Constant score, ROM, VAS, subjective shoulder value, qDASH, satisfaction rate

MRI, ultrasonography

Holtby et al. [16]

122 (partial: A, 73; complete: B, 49)

A, 48/25

B, 33/16

A, 67 ± 9

B, 64 ± 9

24

ASES score, relative Constant-Murley score, short western Ontario rotator cuff index, ROM, strength

Not evaluated

Iagulli et al. [17]

97 (86 evaluated) (partial: A, 45; complete: B, 52)

Not reported

A, 64.5 ± 9.5

B, 63.4 ± 12.2

24 (10–40)

UCLA score

Not evaluated

Kim et al. [18]

27

Not reported

62.3 (54–72)

41.3 (36–52)

UCLA score, Constant score, ROM, strength

Radiographic (acromiohumeral distance)

Mori et al. [19]

48 (patch: A, 24; partial: B, 24)

A, 17/7

B, 10/14

A, 65.9 ± 8.9

B, 65.4 ± 9.2

A, 35.5 ± 8.6

B, 35.7 ± 7.0

Constant score, ASES score, UCLA score, VAS score, ROM, strength

MRI

Paribelli et al. [20]

40 (tendon transfer: A, 20; partial repair: B, 20)

A, 13/7

B, 11/9

A, 62.5 (45–77)

B, 64.9 (47–78)

33.6 (12–60)

Modified UCLA score, ROM, RC-QOL,VAS score, strength

Not evaluated

Shon et al. [21]

31

17/14

65.9 ± 6.5

40 ± 14.9

VAS-pain score, ASES score, simple shoulder test score, patients’ satisfaction

Radiographic (Hamada classification)