Arthroscopic Repair of Articular Surface Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Transtendon Technique versus Repair after Completion of the Tear—A Meta-Analysis

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Study details.

Study	Authors	Journal	Study type	Level of evidence	Coleman Score	Years of patient enrollment
Articular-sided rotator cuff tears: which is the best repair? A three-year prospective randomised controlled trial	Franceschi et al. (2013) [23]	International Orthopaedics (SICOT)	Prospective; randomized	II	87	2007–2009
Deep partial rotator cuff tear: transtendon repair or tear completion and repair? A randomized clinical trial	Castagna et al. (2015) [24]	Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy	Prospective; randomized	II	100	2006–2009
A comparison of 2 repair techniques for partial-thickness articular-sided rotator cuff tears	Shin (2012) [25]	Arthroscopy	Prospective; randomized	II	87	2006–2008