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Table 1 Demographics

From: Conservative versus accelerated rehabilitation after rotator cuff repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors

(Year, level of evidence)

No of final patients (No of initial patients – losses at follow-up) a

No of patient in the accelerated group (AG) and conservative group (CG)

Sex

Average age (mean ± standard deviation)

Follow-up (months)

Arndt et al. [61]

(2012, II)

92 (100–8)

AG (49)

CG (43)

M 34; F 58

54.6 ± 9.8

16

Cuff et al. [70]

(2012, I)

68 (68 − 0)

AG (33)

CG (35)

AG (M 18; F 15)

CG (M 20; F 15)

AG: 54.8 ± 15.9

CG: 56.3 ± 15.6

12

De Roo et al. [110]

(2015, I)

130 (130–0)

AG (79)

CG (51)

AG (M 48; F 31)

CG (M 41; F 10)

AG: 64.6 ± 10.0

CG: 65.1 ± 9.7

4

Düzgün et al. [71]

(2011, II)

29 (29 − 0)

AG (13)

CG (16)

M 3; F 26

AG: 55.9 ± 7.8

CG: 56.6 ± 11

4

Düzgün et al. [29]

(2014, II)

40 (42 − 2)

AG (19)

CG (21)

AG (M 2; F 17)

CG (M 4; F 17)

AG: 57.7 ± 7.8

CG: 57.2 ± 10.1

6

Jenssen et al. [73]

(2018, I)

118 (120–2)

AG (60)

CG (58)

AG (M 37; F 23)

CG (M 32; F 26)

AG: 53.8 ± 10.1

CG: 54.3 ± 11.3

12

Keener et al. [63]

(2014, I)

114 (129 − 15)

AG (61)

CG (53)

-

AG: 54.8 ± 6.3

CG: 55.8 ± 6.3

24

 Kim et al. [64]

(2012, I)

105 (117 − 12)

AG (56)

CG (49)

AG (M 26; F 30)

CG (M 18; F 31)

AG: 60.1 ± 9

CG: 60 ± 10.4

12

Klintberg et al. [72]

(2009, II)

14 (22 − 8)

AG (7)

CG (7)

M 9; F 5

53.5 ± 6.9

24

 Koh. et al. [77]

(2014, I)

88 (100–12)

AG (40)

CG (48)

M 44; F 44

59.9

2

Lee et al. [67]

(2012, II)

64 (85 − 21)

AG (30)

CG (34)

AG (M 21; F 9)

CG (M 20; F 14)

AG: 53.5 ± 7.8

CG: 53.85 ± 7.2

12

Mazzocca et al. [68]

(2017, II)

58 (73 − 15)

AG (31)

CG (27)

AG (M 21; F 10)

CG (M 19; F 8)

AG: 55 ± 8

CG: 54 ± 7

12

Raschhofer et al. [69]

(2017, II)

29 (30–1)

AG (14)

CG (15)

AG (M 10; F 4)

CG (M 9; F 6)

AG: 54.4 ± 3.0

CG: 58.4 ± 3.5

6

Sheps et al. [78]

(2015, II)

165 (189–24)

AG (97)

CG (92)

AG (M 57; F 40)

CG (M 58; F 34)

AG: 55.4

CG: 54.9

24

Sheps et al. [79]

(2019, I)

206 (206 -0)

AG (103)

CG (103)

AG (M 65; F 38)

CG (M 66; F 37)

AG: 55.5

CG: 56.2

24

Tirefort et al. [80]

(2019, I)

80 (80 − 0)

AG (40)

CG (40)

AG (M 23; F 17)

CG (M 14; F 26)

AG: 53.5 ± 11.0

CG: 54.7 ± 8.7

6

  1. AG Accelerated Group, CG Conservative Group, M Males, F Females
  2. aData are reported as number of patients unless otherwise indicated