Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Adverse events · people with impingement syndrome without full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

Subacromial decompression showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with placebo surgery (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.31, 2.65]
2 studies · 406 participants
Moderate

Serious adverse events · people with impingement syndrome without full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

1 finding from 1 review

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 331 participants
Moderate

Adverse events · people with impingement syndrome without full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

Subacromial decompression showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with exercises (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.31, 2.65]
2 studies · 406 participants
Moderate

Serious adverse events · people with impingement syndrome without full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

1 finding from 1 review

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Moderate