Classification | Characteristics | Detail | Number of articles | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Symptoms | Duration of symptoms | ≥ 6 months | 13 | |
 | ≥ 3 months | 2 | ||
 | Pseudoparalysis | 1 | [73] | |
Images | Tendon retraction | Retraction ≥ 5 cm | 9 | |
Retraction ≥ 3 cm | 5 | |||
≥ Patte grade 3 | 6 | |||
≥ Patte grade 2 | 2 | |||
Fatty infiltration | ≥ Goutallier grade 3 (or infiltration ≥ 50%) | 11 | ||
≥ Goutallier grade 2 (or ≥ Fuchs grade 2) | 5 | |||
Goutallier grade 1–3 | 1 | [70] | ||
Goutallier grade 4 | 2 | |||
Ruptured tendon number or width of the defect in sagittal plain | ≥ 2 tendons | 12 | ||
Anterior to posterior defect ≥ 5 cm | 1 | [39] | ||
Anterior to posterior defect ≥ 3 cm | 3 | |||
≥ Bayne and Bateman grade 3 | 1 | [40] | ||
Muscle atrophy | ≥ Thomazeau grade 3 | 2 | ||
 | Positive tangent sign | 1 | [54] | |
Other – Defect area | Davidson group 3 | 1 | [42] | |
Other – AH interval | ≤ 6 mm AHD | 1 | [52] | |
Intraoperative finding | Irreparable after mobilization | Act as final conform | 18 | [36, 37, 40, 43, 46, 47, 50, 52, 53, 55, 59,60,61, 68,69,70, 75, 76] |
 | Part of the criteria | 5 | ||
Poor tendon quality | Part of the criteria | 1 | [39] |