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Purpose <p>Several surgical techniques are used to treat large to massive reparable rotator cuff tears, including arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR), graft augmentation (GA), and superior capsular reconstruction (SCR). However, direct comparisons among these three approaches remain limited in the current literature.</p> Methods <p>PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases were searched for randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and comparative studies focusing on large to massive rotator cuff tears. Outcomes included American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) scores, Constant-Murley scores, and retear rates. Data analyses were performed using Cochrane Review Manager, with statistical significance set at <i>p</i> ≤ 0.05.</p> Results <p>A total of 10 studies (606 patients) were included in this analysis. The comparison between ARCR and GA comprised 7 RCTs and 1 comparative study. Although no significant difference was observed in Constant-Murley scores (mean difference 3.24, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] –1.36, 7.83), the ARCR group exhibited a higher retear rate than the GA group (Risk Ratio [RR] 0.53, 95% CI 0.28, 0.98, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). One RCT comparing GA to SCR demonstrated similar ASES scores (GA 77.9 ± 19.9; SCR 74.8 ± 23.9), with SCR having slightly lower retear rates (GA 36%, SCR 25%). Only one cohort study compared SCR to ARCR, which reported similar ASES scores (SCR 85.4 ± 15; ARCR 85.4 ± 16.5) and retear rates (SCR 7%, ARCR 3.5%).</p> Conclusions <p>All three surgical interventions were effective in repairing large to massive rotator cuff tears. However, this analysis found no significant evidence favoring one surgical method, aside from a lower risk of retear in patients with GA compared to ARCR.</p>

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A meta-analysis of the outcomes of large to massive rotator cuff tears treated with direct repair, graft augmentation, or superior capsular reconstruction

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    2025年8月20日

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  • Joseph Boesel,
  • Austin Lawrence,
  • Patrick Meyers,
  • Benjamin Nagy,
  • Robert Fogle,
  • Jiayong Liu,
  • David Sohn

摘要

Purpose

Several surgical techniques are used to treat large to massive reparable rotator cuff tears, including arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR), graft augmentation (GA), and superior capsular reconstruction (SCR). However, direct comparisons among these three approaches remain limited in the current literature.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases were searched for randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and comparative studies focusing on large to massive rotator cuff tears. Outcomes included American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) scores, Constant-Murley scores, and retear rates. Data analyses were performed using Cochrane Review Manager, with statistical significance set at p ≤ 0.05.

Results

A total of 10 studies (606 patients) were included in this analysis. The comparison between ARCR and GA comprised 7 RCTs and 1 comparative study. Although no significant difference was observed in Constant-Murley scores (mean difference 3.24, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] –1.36, 7.83), the ARCR group exhibited a higher retear rate than the GA group (Risk Ratio [RR] 0.53, 95% CI 0.28, 0.98, p < 0.05). One RCT comparing GA to SCR demonstrated similar ASES scores (GA 77.9 ± 19.9; SCR 74.8 ± 23.9), with SCR having slightly lower retear rates (GA 36%, SCR 25%). Only one cohort study compared SCR to ARCR, which reported similar ASES scores (SCR 85.4 ± 15; ARCR 85.4 ± 16.5) and retear rates (SCR 7%, ARCR 3.5%).

Conclusions

All three surgical interventions were effective in repairing large to massive rotator cuff tears. However, this analysis found no significant evidence favoring one surgical method, aside from a lower risk of retear in patients with GA compared to ARCR.