Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Global assessment of treatment success · people with impingement syndrome without full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

Subacromial decompression showed no clear difference in global assessment of treatment success compared with placebo surgery (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.08 [0.93, 1.27]
2 studies · 290 participants
Moderate

Global assessment of treatment success · people with impingement syndrome without full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

Subacromial decompression showed no clear difference in global assessment of treatment success compared with exercises (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.21 [0.96, 1.51]
2 studies · 158 participants
Low