Efficacy of concomitant acromioplasty in the treatment of rotator cuff tears: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scientific evidence is not clear regarding the routine use of acromioplasty in the treatment of rotator cuff repair. The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcomes between patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with and without concomitant acromioplasty.

Methods

Medline, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE databases were searched to identify eligible studies focused on arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with and without acromioplasty from January 2000 to February 2018. Postoperative functional outcomes, visual analog scale (VAS) for pain and reoperation rate were extracted for systemic analysis.

Results

Six randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and one cohort study (CS), including 651 patients, fulfilled our selection criteria. The results showed

SUBMITTER: Cheng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6237382 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature