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Table 1

The basic characteristics of the included studies and participants.

Study Design/Level Gender (M/F) Age (years) FU (months) Indications
Yokoya et al. [35] Retrospective/III 42/93 M:78.2/F:77.6 M:36.5/F:30.6 Primary
 RCA: 55.6%
 MRC tear: 31.9%
 Fractures: 6.7%
 OA/RA: 5.9
Nourissat et al. [36] Retrospective/III 4/14 74.6 72 Primary
 MRC tear
 OA
Erickson et al. [37] Retrospective/III 295/282 68.5 to 69.4 24 Primary
Giordano et al. [11] Retrospective/III 10/66 76 to 76.2 36 to 46.8 Primary
 RCA
 OA
Kim et al. [12] Retrospective/III 25/79 72.1 to 73.5 13.2 to 13.5 Primary
Kramer et al. [13] Retrospective/III 8/43 74 27 Primary
 PHF
Lopiz et al. [14] Retrospective/III 29/39 78 to 80 26.5 to 37.8 Primary
 PHF
Valenti et al. [15] Retrospective/IV 9/15 68.7 44.7 Primary
 MRC tear
Mazaleyrat et al. [4] Retrospective/III 29/103 74.5 to 75.3 9 years (108 m) Primary
 RCA: 56.8%
 MRC tear: 36.3%
 OA: 12.8%
Nagase et al. [31] Case series/IV 1/12 74 57.9 Primary
 RA: 100%
Polisetty et al. [16] Retrospective/III 40/52 73.2 to 74.8 29 to 31 Primary
 MRC tear
 OA
Abdic et al. [17] Retrospective/IV 42/80 74 Primary
 RCA: 63 to 78%
 OA: 33 to 41%
 RA: 4 to 5%
Brolin et al. [18] Retrospective/III 31/89 70.6 35.2 Primary
Denard et al. [19] Retrospective/III 49/70 69.3 to 71.1 36.1 to 36.8 Primary
 RCA
 FRC repair
 OA
Inoue et al. [20] Retrospective/IV 23/58 76.5 18.5 Mixed
 RCA: 81.3%
 FRC repair: 8.3%
 Malunion PHF: 4.2%
 OA: 4.2%
 Revision: 2%
Aibinder et al. [21] Retrospective/III 65 both 68 3.8 years Primary
 RCA: 50.8%
 OA: 38.5%
 AVN: 3.1%
 Post-traumatic: 1.5%
 RA: 6.1%
Merolla et al. [22] Retrospective/III 23/51 74.7 to 75.8 24 Primary
 RCA
Raiss et al. [23] Retrospective/IV 77 both 72 28 Primary
 OA
Harmsen and Norris [24] Retrospective/IV 82/82 68.2 36.6 Primary
 RCA: 42.1%
 MRC tear: 29.9%
 OA: 17.7%
 RA: 4.9%
 Infection: 1.8%
 PHF: 1.2%
Weber-Spickschen et al. [25] Retrospective/IV 6/8 70 43 Revision
 Haematoma
 Infection
Al-Hadithy et al. [9] Prospective/IV 8/29 79 5 years Primary
 RCA
Wiater et al. [26] Retrospective/III 35/66 71.95 to 72.47 32.4 to 37 Primary
 RCA
 MRC tear
Holschen et al. [27] Retrospective/III 16/26 72 to 76 34 to 42 Primary
 RCA: 100%
Melis et al. [6] Retrospective/III 20/45 69.4 9.6 years Mixed
 RCA: 73.8%
 MRC tear: 13.8%
 Revisions: 12.4%
Mazaleyrat et al. [28] Retrospective/III 24/80 74.6 to 75.1 9.5 years Primary
 RCA: 53–54%
 MRC tear: 33–36%
 OA: 11–13%
Erickson et al. [29] Retrospective/III 145/131 67.8 to 69.4 12 minimum Primary
Giuseffi et al. [30] Retrospective/III 15/29 76 27 Primary
 RCA: 75%
 AVN:13.6%
 OA: 4.5%
 RA: 6.8%
Schnetzke et al. [10] Prospective/III 4/20 63 25 Primary
 OA: 62.1%
 Post-traumatic: 27.6%
 AVN: 6.9%
 RA: 3.4%

Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; FU, follow-up; RCA, rotator cuff arthropathy; MRC tear, massive rotator cuff tear; OA, osteoarthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; PHF, proximal humeral fracture; FRC repair, failed rotator cuff repair; AVN, avascular necrosis.

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