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Advances in Orthopedics
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2016
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Article
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Tab 2
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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 repairs
Mean 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).