Journal article
Is Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair Clinically Superior to Single-Row Rotator Cuff Repair: A Systematic Review of Overlapping Meta-analyses
Abstract
PURPOSE: Multiple meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials, the highest available level of evidence, have been conducted to determine whether double-row (DR) or single-row (SR) rotator cuff repair (RCR) provides superior clinical outcomes and structural healing; however, results are discordant. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of meta-analyses comparing SR and DR RCR to elucidate the cause of discordance and to …
Authors
Mascarenhas R; Chalmers PN; Sayegh ET; Bhandari M; Verma NN; Cole BJ; Romeo AA
Journal
Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol. 30, No. 9, pp. 1156–1165
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.arthro.2014.03.015
ISSN
0749-8063