A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing Clinical Outcomes After Concurrent Rotator Cuff Repair and Long Head Biceps Tenodesis or Tenotomy.

ABSTRACT:

Context

A comparison of clinical outcomes after long head of biceps (LHB) tenotomy or tenodesis performed concurrently with rotator cuff repair (RCR) is of interest to physicians and patients.

Objective

A systematic review of clinical outcome studies examining LHB tenotomy or tenodesis performed concurrently with RCR. Secondarily, perform a meta-analysis of data from comparative studies.

Data sources

MEDLINE (1946 to week 30 of 2013) and EMBASE (1980 to week 30 of 2013).

Study selection

Levels 1 through 4 studies reporting clinical outcomes of concurrent RCR and LHB tenotomy or tenodesis with minimum 1-year follow-up.

Study design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Level of evidence

Level 4.

Data extraction

Two independent reviewers ident

SUBMITTER: Leroux T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4481674 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature