Review Article

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

Table 2

Patient demographics.

Number of repairsMean age of patient (years)Mean length of follow-up (months)

Franceschi et al. [23]60 (32/28)56.5 (57.3/55.6)38.5
Castagna et al. [24]74 (37/37)50.5 (54/47)>48
Shin [25]48 (24/24)54.0 (53/57)31.3

Total (transtendon/completion of tear).