Operative versus nonoperative treatment for full-thickness rotator cuff tears .
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Operative versus nonoperative treatment for the management of full-thickness rotator cuff tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Mar;27(3):572-576Three randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis comparing pain and functional improvement between operative and nonoperative treatment for full-thickness rotator cuff tears. Follow-up was 12 months in each study. Results demonstrated that while statistically significant differences in favour of the operative treatment compared to the nonoperative treatment were observed for improvement in both pain and function, the magnitude of the differences did not exceed cited minimum clinically important difference thresholds.
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