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Table 1 Features of selected studies

From: Comparison of clinical outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair utilizing suture-bridge procedures with or without medial knots: a meta-analysis

Study

Design

Level of evidence

Total subjects

Male/

Female

Age

(Year)

Duration of follow-up(mo)

Outcomes measured

Boyer et al. 2015 [11]

Prospective cohort study

3

73

   

VAS,

CS,

ROM, Re-tear rate

Knotted

  

38

22/16

58(47–72)

29(23–32)

Kontless

  

35

21/14

59(44–68)

21(12–23)

Burns et al. 2019 [12]

Retrospective study

4

37

   

VAS. SST, ASES, UCLA

Knotted

  

15

6/9

61.6 ± 9.1

30(28–30)

Kontless

  

22

9/13

63.2 ± 9.7

13.5(11.5–15.5)

Gürpınar et al. 2019 [2]

Retrospective study

NR

121

   

VAS, CS, ROM, Re-tear rate

Knotted

  

64

32/32

56.7 ± 7.7

19.3 ± 4.7

Kontless

  

57

23/34

56.6 ± 7.0

18.7 ± 4.6

Honda et al. 2018 [13]

Retrospective study

3

53

   

JOA, UCLA, Re-tear rate

Knotted

  

29

17/12

63.8 ± 8.4

24

Kontless

  

24

15/9

65.1 ± 9.6

24

Hug et al. 2015 [14]

Retrospective study

3

42

   

CS, SSV, WORC, Re-tear rate

Knotted

  

20

15/5

61.2 ± 7.5

23.4 ± 2.9

Kontless

  

22

14/8

63.3 ± 7.2

24.4 ± 4.8

Kim et al. 2014 [15]

Retrospective study

3

157

  

6.21(3–33)

Re-tear rate

Knotted

  

96

NR

NR

NR

Kontless

  

61

NR

NR

NR

Kim et al. 2018 [16]

Prospective cohort study

NR

100

   

VAS, CS, UCLA, ASES, Re-tear rate

Knotted

  

50

28/22

59.4 ± 7.45

24

Kontless

  

50

24/26

59.9 ± 7.66

24

Millett et al. 2017 [6]

Retrospective study

3

137

NR

59 ± 10

34.8(24-64.8)

ASES, SF-12 PCS

Knotted

  

35

NR

NR

NR

Kontless

  

102

NR

NR

NR

Pogorzelski et al. 2019 [17]

Retrospective study

3

192

 

60(23–80)

79.2(60–132)

ASES, SF-12 PCS, Quick DASH, SANE

Knotted

  

69

26/43

NR

NR

Kontless

  

123

94/29

NR

NR

Şahin et al. 2021 [18]

RCT

1

88

   

VAS, CS, ROM,Re-tear rate

Knotted

  

42

12/30

54.3 ± 9.8

25.4 ± 8.3

Kontless

  

46

20/26

55.8 ± 8.2

23.3 ± 7.2

Zwolak et al. 2022 [19]

Retrospective study

4

83

   

Quick DASH, SPADI, ROM, strength

Knotted

  

64

35/29

61(42–75)

12

Kontless

  

19

11/8

65(52–81)

12

  1. VAS, Visual analog scale pain score;CS, Constant score; SST, Simple shoulder test; ASES, American shoulder and elbow surgeons score; UCLA, University of california los angeles score; ROM, Range of motion; JOA, Japanese Orthppaedic Association score; SSV, Subjective shoulder value; WORC, Western ontario rotator cuff score; SF-12 PCS, Short-Form 12 physicial component summary; Quick DASH, Quik Qisabilitied of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score; Quick DASH, Quik Qisabilitied of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score; SANE, Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation; SPADI, Shoulder Pain and Disability score; RCT, Randomized controlled trial; NR, No Report
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