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. 2018 Sep 21;6(9):2325967118797891.
doi: 10.1177/2325967118797891. eCollection 2018 Sep.

A Systematic Summary of Systematic Reviews on the Topic of the Rotator Cuff

Jeffrey Jancuska  1 , John Matthews  1 , Tyler Miller  1 , Melissa A Kluczynski  1 , Leslie J Bisson  1
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Review

A Systematic Summary of Systematic Reviews on the Topic of the Rotator Cuff

Jeffrey Jancuska et al. Orthop J Sports Med. .

Abstract

Background: The number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses published on the rotator cuff (RC) has increased markedly.

Purpose: To quantify the number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses published on the RC and to provide a qualitative summary of the literature.

Study design: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods: A systematic search for all systematic reviews and meta-analyses pertaining to the RC published between January 2007 and September 2017 was performed with PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Narrative reviews and non-English language articles were excluded.

Results: A total of 1078 articles were found, of which 196 met the inclusion criteria. Included articles were summarized and divided into 15 topics: anatomy and function, histology and genetics, diagnosis, epidemiology, athletes, nonoperative versus operative treatment, surgical repair methods, concomitant conditions and surgical procedures, RC tears after total shoulder arthroplasty, biological augmentation, postoperative rehabilitation, outcomes and complications, patient-reported outcome measures, cost-effectiveness of RC repair, and quality of randomized controlled trials.

Conclusion: A qualitative summary of the systematic reviews and meta-analyses published on the RC can provide surgeons with a single source of the most current literature.

Keywords: meta-analysis; repair; rotator cuff; systematic review.

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Conflict of interest statement

One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: This study was funded by the Ralph C. Wilson Jr Foundation. L.J.B. is a paid speaker/presenter for Arthrex, has received royalties from Zimmer Biomet, and has received hospitality payments from Prodigy Surgical Distribution. AOSSM checks author disclosures against the Open Payments Database (OPD). AOSSM has not conducted an independent investigation on the OPD and disclaims any liability or responsibility relating thereto.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) flowchart. RC, rotator cuff.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Flowchart of predictors. Pre-op, preoperative; WCB, Workers’ Compensation Board. Used with permission from Raman et al.
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