Clinical effectiveness of tenotomy versus tenodesis for long head of biceps pathology: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The comparative clinical effectiveness of common surgical techniques to address long head of biceps (LHB) pathology is unclear. We synthesised the evidence to compare the clinical effectiveness of tenotomy versus tenodesis.

Design

A systematic review and meta-analysis using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach.

Data sources

EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library of randomised controlled trials were searched through 31 October 2021.

Eligibility criteria

We included randomised controlled trials, reporting patient reported outcome measures, comparing LHB tenotomy with tenodesis for LHB pathology, with or without concomitant rotator cuff pathology. Studies including patients treated for superior labra

SUBMITTER: Hartland AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557260 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature