Cochrane · systematic review · CD013502
Surgery for rotator cuff tears
Karjalainen, TV, Jain, NB, Heikkinen, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
MusculoskeletalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 3 · 50%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Surgery compared to non‐operative treatment for people with full thickness rotator cuff tears
Population: people with full‐thickness rotator cuff tears
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain (VAS) from 0 to 10, 0 is no pain Surgery vs non‐operative treatment | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 258 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Functional outcome (Constant score) from 0 to 100, 100 is best) Surgery vs non‐operative treatment | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 269 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Participant‐rated global assessment of treatment success at 12 months Surgery vs non‐operative treatment | RR 1.08 [0.96, 1.22] | 1 study · 110 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Health‐related quality of life (SF‐36 mental component) from 0‐100; 100 is best) Surgery vs non‐operative treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 103 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events Surgery vs non‐operative treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 103 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Serious adverse events Surgery vs non‐operative treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |