Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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Full-thickness tears | Less than three years of follow-up |
Medium-sized full-thickness tears [39] | Massive retracted tears at surgery |
Primary repair | Partial tears at surgery |
Degenerative and traumatic tears | Associated subscapularis tendon tears |
Long Head Biceps Brachi diseases | Subsequent surgery in the same shoulder |
Written informed consent | Preoperative MRI unavailable |
Previous infection in the same shoulder | |
Cuff tear arthropathy |