Comparison of clinical outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair utilizing suture-bridge procedures with or without medial knots: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This investigation aimed to compare the medical efficacy of the knotted and knotless suture-bridge procedures in rotator cuff repair.

Methods

The Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane Library datasets were searched for all available publications comparing the medical results of arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs utilizing knotted or knotless suture-bridge procedures. Two researchers utilized Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and Cochrane risk-of-bias tool to evaluate the included studies. Employing Revman 5.3 software, meta-analysis was conducted following the PRISMA reporting guideline.

Results

Eleven investigations with 1083 patients were considered suitable for the final meta-analysis. 522 individuals were assigned to the knotted group, whereas 561 were assigned to the knotless

SUBMITTER: Huang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10265913 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature