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Transtendon repair vs tear completion & repair for partial-thickness rotator cuff tears

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December 2016

Transtendon repair vs tear completion & repair for partial-thickness rotator cuff tears

Vol: 5| Issue: 12| Number:11| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Arthroscopic Repair of Articular Surface Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Transtendon Technique versus Repair after Completion of the Tear-A Meta-Analysis

Adv Orthop. 2016;2016:7468054

Contributing Authors:
Y Ono JM Woodmass AJ Bois RS Boorman GM Thornton IK Lo

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Synopsis

Three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with level II evidence were included in this meta-analysis of patients with articular surface partial-thickness rotator cuff tears. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the transtendon repair technique compared to completion of the tear followed by subsequent repair. Constant scores were the only common outcome between all the included...

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