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Table 1 Demographics

From: Conservative versus surgical management for patients with rotator cuff tears: a systematic review and META-analysis

AUTHORS

GEOGRAPHIC AREA

No OF INVOLVED CENTERS

PARTICIPANTS

AGE

SEX

FOLLOW-UP

CLINICAL OUTCOMES

STRUCTURAL OUTCOMES

At baseline

Lost at follow-up

At maximum follow-up

Kukkonen et al, 2014 [29]

Europe

1

180

13

167

SG = 65

CG = 65

SG = 26 M, 29 F

CG = 24 M; 31 F

12 months

CMS

–

Kukkonen et al., 2015 [14]

SG = 29 M, 25 F

CG = 22 M; 33 F

24 months

CMS, VAS

MRI at 24 months

Lambers-Heerspink et al., 2015 [15]

Europe

1

56

11

45

SG = 61

CG = 61

SG = 15 M; 10 F

CG = 20 M; 11 F

12 months

CMS, VAS

MRI at 12 months

Moosmayer et al, 2010 [12]

Europe

1

103

10

93

SG = 59

CG = 61

SG: 37 M; 15 F

CG: 36 M; 15 F

12 months

CMS, ASES, VAS

MRI at 12 months

Moosmayer et al., 2014 [30]

10

93

24 and 60 months

MRI at 12 months and Ultrasound at 60 months

Moosmayer et al., 2019 [13]

12

91

120 months

MRI at 12 months and Ultrasound at 60 months and 120 months

  1. SG Surgical group, CG Conservative group, M Male, F Female, MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging, CMS Constant-Murley score, VAS Visual analogue scale, ASES American shoulder and elbow surgery