Appendix 2: Characteristics of Included Studies

Appendix 2: Characteristics of included studies.

Author and Shoulders Age Surgery F Post-op Outcomes Prognostic factors year (n) [mean + SD (range)] (A/O/M) (- Imaging Ames 2012 [1] 93 60 (34-78) A 3m NA ASES Acromial Index 6 Acromial Index ACJ morphology No. of tendons involved Surgical technique (SR/DR) DASH No. of anchors Labral lesions Associated SSC tears LHB procedures Coracoid impingement Chondral damage Revision Acromial index Side (right/left) Acromial Index ACJ morphology No. of tendons involved Surgical technique (SR/DR) Satisfaction No. of anchors Labral lesions Associated SSC tears LHB procedures Coracoid impingement Chondral damage SF-12 (PCS) Side (right/left) Acromial Index ACJ morphology No. of tendons involved Surgical technique (SR/DR) No. of anchors Labral lesions Associated SSC tears LHB procedures Coracoid impingement Chondral damage Age Smoking Work comp ASES Traumatic onset Timing ASES baseline LHB disorder Age Smoking 84 M Work comp Balyk 2008 [3] 141 54 + 10.4 33 O 6 NA AROM Traumatic onset 24 A Timing ASES baseline LHB disorder Age Smoking Work comp WORC Traumatic onset Timing ASES baseline LHB disorder Tear size ASES Surgical technique (O/A) Tear size Constant 24 O Surgical technique (O/A) Bishop 2006 [4] 72 64 8 M 1 MR Strength Tear size 40 A 2 Age Tendon healing Tear size Pain Tear size Age Gender Acromioplasty Boileau 2005 Work comp 65 60 (29-70) A 2 CTA/MR Tendon healing [5] Timing 9 Subacromial corticosteroid injections Tear size Tendon delamination Boissonnault 118 67.0 + 8.6 O/A 6 NA DASH Age 2007 [6] Gender No. of comorbidities Smoking NSAIDs Presurgical PT Baseline DASH score Tear size Surgical technique (O/A) Age Gender No. of comorbidities Smoking SF-36 NSAIDs Presurgical PT Baseline SF-36 score Tear size Surgical technique (O/A) Charousset 2008 114 59.4 (32-78) A 3 CTA Age [7] 1 Gender Dominance Type of work Traumatic onset Timing Baseline Constant score Constant Baseline Strength No. of tendons involved Fatty infiltration ACJ pathology Tear size Tendon reducibility Tendon quality Bone quality Strength Age Gender Dominance Type of work Traumatic onset Timing Baseline Constant score Baseline Strength No. of tendons involved Fatty infiltration ACJ pathology Tear size Tendon reducibility Tendon quality Traumatic onset Timing Fatty infiltration Cho 2009 [8] 169 57.6 (38-74) A 3 MR Tendon healing Tear size 9 Bone quality Surgical technique (anchors/combined*) Age Gender Dominance Traumatic onset BMD Smoking Comorbidities (hypertension) Diabetes Sports activity level Type of work Chung 2011 3 CTA 272 59.5 + 7.9 (39-80) A Retear Timing [10] (7 US Aggravation of symptoms 2 Subacromial corticosteroid injections PROM AHD Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (SR/DR) ACJ procedures LHB procedure Chung 2012 309 56.5 + 11.5 (35-80) A 2 CTA SF-36 Age [11] (6 US Gender 1 Dominance Comorbidities (hypertension) Diabetes Sports activity level Type of work Traumatic onset Timing Pain PROM Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (SR/DR) Chung 2013 [9] 108 63.7 + 6.4 A 3 CTA Age (42-77) 1 US Gender Dominance Sports activity level Type of work Smoking BMD Comorbidities (hypertension) Diabetes Timing ASES Pain AROM PROM Fatty infiltration AHD Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (SR/DR) ACJ procedures LHB procedure Tendon healing Age Gender Dominance Sports activity level Type of work Smoking BMD Comorbidities (hypertension) Diabetes Timing Pain AROM PROM Fatty infiltration AHD Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (SR/DR) ACJ procedures LHB procedure Fatty infiltration Fatty infiltration baseline Age Gender Demirors 2010 Dominance 26 58.3 (39–82) O MR BMI [13] Retear Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (TO/anchors) Type of work Tear size Di Paola 2013 52 (standard PT) Permanent Partial ACJ procedures 71 M 1 NA [14] 51 (accelerated PT) Disability Acromioplasty 2 LHB procedure Labral repair Age Gender Dominance Smoking Pain Djahangiri 2013 27 A 7 US 44 69 (66-80) Tendon healing AROM [15] 17 O 58 MRA Strength 7 Subacromial corticosteroid injections Baseline SSV score Baseline Constant score Tendon delamination Tendon retraction AROM AHD Timing Ellman 1986 AROM 50 60 (27-85) O 4 NA [16] 2 UCLA Strength AHD Surgical technique (TO/sutures) Flurin 2007 [19] 576 58 + 9 A 1 MRA Constant Age 8 CTA Gender Type of work Work comp Subacromial corticosteroid injections Fatty infiltration AHD Tear size Tendon quality Tendon delamination Tendon retraction return to drive Gender return to work Gender Age Timing Work comp Subacromial corticosteroid injections Fatty infiltration Tendon healing AHD Tear location Tear size Tear type Tendon delamination Tendon reducibility Age Gender ASES Fatty infiltration Tendon retraction Age Gender Constant Fatty infiltration Flurin 2013 [18] 145 73.9 + 3.4 A 1 US Tendon retraction 2 Age Gender SST Fatty infiltration Tendon retraction Age Tendon healing Fatty infiltration Tendon retraction Gladstone 2007 38 62 (36-78) 15 O 1 MR ASES Fatty infiltration [21] 23 A 2 Muscle atrophy Tear size Fatty infiltration Constant Muscle atrophy Tear size Fatty infiltration Pain (VAS) Muscle atrophy Fatty infiltration Strength Muscle atrophy Tear size Fatty infiltration Tendon healing Muscle atrophy Tear size Goutallier 2003 MR Constant Fatty infiltration 220 56 (34-70) Unclear 3 [23] CTA Retear Fatty infiltration 7 Baseline Constant score Fatty infiltration Constant No. of tendons involved Surgical technique Fatty infiltration CTA Strength Goutallier 2006 Surgical technique 27 59.5 (46-72) O 3 MR [22] Age 0 US AHD Retear Fatty infiltration No. of tendons involved Surgical technique Fatty infiltration AROM Surgical technique Grasso 2009 80 56.8 +8.7 (41-74) A 2 NA Age [24] 4 Gender Dominance Baseline Constant score Baseline strength Fatty infiltration Constant Tear location Tear shape Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (anchors/combined*) LHB procedures DASH Age Gender Dominance Baseline DASH score Baseline strength Fatty infiltration Tear location Tear shape Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (anchors/combined*) LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Baseline strength Fatty infiltration Strength Tear location Tear shape Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (anchors/combined*) LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Work-DASH baseline Fatty infiltration Work-DASH Tear location Tear shape Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (anchors/combined*) LHB procedures Gulotta 2011 193 59.1 + 9.4 A 6 US ASES Age [25] 0 Pain NSAIDs Narcotics No. of tendons involved Tear size Tendon quality Surgical technique (SR/DR) SLAP tear ACJ procedures LHB procedure Age Pain NSAIDs Narcotics Baseline ASES score No. of tendons involved Retear Tear size Tendon quality Surgical technique (SR/DR) SLAP tear ACJ procedures LHB procedure Henn 2007 [28] 125 56.2 + 11.4 (32-84) 26 O 1 NA Age 62 M (3 Gender 37 A 8 Smoking Work comp No. of comorbidities DASH Previous surgery (non-shoulder) Expectations Timing Tear size Surgical technique (O/M/A) Age Gender Smoking Work comp No. of comorbidities Function (VAS) Previous surgery (non-shoulder) Expectations Timing Tear size Surgical technique (O/M/A) Pain (VAS) Age Gender Smoking Work comp No. of comorbidities Previous surgery (non-shoulder) Expectations Timing Tear size Surgical technique (O/M/A) Age Gender Smoking Work comp No. of comorbidities QoL (VAS) Previous surgery (non-shoulder) Expectations Timing Tear size Surgical technique (O/M/A) Age Gender Smoking Work comp No. of comorbidities SF-36 Previous surgery (non-shoulder) Expectations Timing Tear size Surgical technique (O/M/A) Age Gender Smoking Work comp No. of comorbidities SST Previous surgery (non-shoulder) Expectations Timing Tear size Surgical technique (O/M/A) DASH Work comp Function (VAS) Work comp 26 O 1 Pain (VAS) Work comp Henn 2008 [29] 125 56.2 + 11.4 (32-84) 62 M NA (3 QoL (VAS) Work comp 37 A 8 SF-36 Work comp SST Work comp ADL Work comp Constant Tear size Iannotti 1996 55 + 11 Tendon quality 40 O 2 NA [31] (39-71) LHB disorder 4 Strength Tear size Subjective Work comp evaluation Tear size Age Gender Dominance Side (right/left) Timing Aggravation of symptoms Pain AROM Baseline DASH score Baseline ASES score Baseline UCLA score Subjective evaluation Baseline SPADI score 60.4 + 10 Baseline SST score (muscle area Baseline Constant score increased) Jo 2013 [32] 88 A 1 MR Muscle atrophy Baseline Strength 59.8 + 8 2 Fatty infiltration (muscle area decreased) Muscle atrophy Tangent sign baseline Tear size Tendon quality Surgical technique (SR/DR) Surgical technique (MF) Footprint coverage PRP application Acromioplasty Labral tear SLAP tear LHB disorder LHB procedures Associated SSC tears Kim 2013 [33] 78 57.8 (37-76) A 2 MR Retear Tendon length 6 Surgical technique (SR/DR) Age Constant Gender Tear size Age ADL Type of work Smoking Kluger 2011 59.5 + 9.2 MR BMI 107 M 9 [34] (37-77) US AROM 6 Retear Comorbidities** Diabetes Baseline ASES score Baseline Constant score Baseline Strength Tear size Baseline Pain (VAS) ASES Footprint coverage Constant Footprint coverage Fatty infiltration Footprint coverage Muscle atrophy Footprint coverage Retear (Sugaya) Footprint coverage Koh 2014 [35] 85 61 (34-78) A 3 MR Retear size Footprint coverage 7 AROM Footprint coverage Satisfaction Footprint coverage SSV Footprint coverage Pain (VAS) Footprint coverage Age Work comp Traumatic onset Timing Constant Lafosse 2007 CTA Fatty infiltration 105 52 (36-71) A 3 [36] MRA Tear size 6 LHB disorder LHB procedures AROM Tear size Pain (VAS) Tear size Lam 2004 [38] 74 75 (65-91) O 4 NA Constant Age 8 Gender Dominance ASA grade Traumatic onset Timing Age Gender Baseline ASES score ASES AHD UMI Fatty infiltration Tear size Age Gender Baseline Constant score Constant AHD UMI Fatty infiltration Tear size Lapner 2010 118 56.1 A 1 NA [39] Age 2 Gender Strength baseline Strength AHD UMI Fatty infiltration Tear size Age Gender Baseline WORC score WORC AHD UMI Fatty infiltration Tear size Lapner 2012 90 56.8 + 8.1 (38-82) A 2 MR ASES Surgical technique (SR/DR) [40] 4 US Constant Surgical technique (SR/DR) Strength Surgical technique (SR/DR) Tendon healing Age Baseline ASES score Baseline WORC score Baseline Constant score Strength baseline Tear size Surgical technique (SR/DR) No. of anchors WORC Surgical technique (SR/DR) Age Gender Fatty infiltration Muscle atrophy Lee 2013 [41] 62 56.1 (29-73) A 2 MRA Retear No. of tendons involved 7 Tear shape Tear size Tendon retraction Acromioplasty Tear size Tendon retraction Constant ACJ procedures LHB procedures Lichtenberg Age 53 60.9 (46–74) A 2 MR 2006 [43] 6 Baseline Constant score Tear size Retear Tendon retraction ACJ procedures LHB procedures Age Gender UCLA Smoking Work comp Mallon 2004 Tear size 224 52.3 + 8.4 (21-73) O 1 NA [45] Age 2 Gender Pain (VAS) Smoking Work comp Tear size Melean 2013 103 59.5 (39–74) A 3 MR Age [48] 0 Acromial index Traumatic onset Tear size Retear Age Acromial index Tear size Surgical technique (SR/DR) No. of tendons involved Fatty infiltration Complete repair No. of tendons involved Muscle atrophy Complete repair No. of tendons involved Mellado 2005 Retear size Tear size 28 59.8 + 6.8 (43–70) O 4 MR [50] 4 Complete repair Fatty infiltration Muscle atrophy UCLA No. of tendons involved Tear size Complete repair Age Timing Fatty infiltration Retear No. of tendons involved Tear size Surgical technique (O/M/A) 37 O Mellado 2006 4 Retear location 78 58.4 + 6.8 (43-79) 14 M MR Tear size [49] (8 (ant/post) 27 A 1 Fatty infiltration No. of tendons involved Retear size Tear size Surgical technique (O/M/A) Age UCLA Tear size Age Gender Fatty infiltration Meyer 2012 15 O 33 58 (39-82) 2 MRA Retear MTJ position [51] 18 A 4 No. of tendons involved Tendon length Tendon retraction Milano 2013 80 63.1 + 9.2 (Control) A 2 MR Constant Age [52] 60.6 + 10.1 (MF) 8 Gender Dominance Timing Type of work Baseline Constant score Fatty infiltration Tear location Tear shape Tendon retraction Surgical technique (anchors/combined) Surgical technique (MF) No. of anchors LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Timing Type of work Baseline DASH score DASH Fatty infiltration Tear location Tear shape Tendon retraction Surgical technique (anchors/combined) Surgical technique (MF) No. of anchors LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Timing Type of work Fatty infiltration Tendon healing Tear location Tear shape Tendon retraction Surgical technique (anchors/combined) Surgical technique (MF) No. of anchors LHB procedures No. of comorbidities 20 O Namdari 2010 55.2 (36-80) Obese DASH 154 55 M 1 NA Obesity [53] 58.6 (18-84) Control 79 A 2 Work comp SST Obesity Nho 2009 [54] 193 58.6 A 2 US ASES Age 8 Pain NSAIDs Narcotics No. of tendons involved Tear size Tendon quality Surgical technique (SR/DR) No. of anchors SLAP tears ACJ procedures LHB procedure Age Pain NSAIDs Narcotics Smoking (history) Baseline ASES score Retear No. of tendons involved Tear size Tendon quality Surgical technique (SR/DR) No. of anchors SLAP tears ACJ procedures LHB procedure Nho 2009 [55] 193 58.6 + 9.8 A 2 US Age 4 Gender No. of tendons involved ASES Tendon quality Surgical technique (SR/DR) ACJ procedures LHB procedures Age Gender No. of tendons involved Strength Tendon quality Surgical technique (SR/DR) ACJ procedures LHB procedures Retear Age Tear size Age Gender No. of tendons involved AROM Tendon quality Surgical technique (SR/DR) ACJ procedures LHB procedures Age Gender No. of tendons involved Tendon healing Tendon quality Surgical technique (SR/DR) ACJ procedures LHB procedures Oh 2009 [56] 78 59.5 + 87 (39-77) A 2 CTA Age 0 Gender Dominance Timing Aggravation of symptoms Acromion thickness Acromion shape ASES Acromion spur Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Tendon delamination SLAP tears ACJ procedures LHB procedures Constant Age Gender Dominance Timing Aggravation of symptoms Acromion thickness Acromion shape Acromion spur Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Tendon delamination SLAP tears ACJ procedures LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Timing Aggravation of symptoms Acromion thickness Acromion shape Retear Acromion spur Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Tendon delamination SLAP tears ACJ procedures LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Timing Aggravation of symptoms Acromion thickness Acromion shape SST Acromion spur Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Tendon delamination SLAP tears ACJ procedures LHB procedures Pain (VAS) Age Gender Dominance Timing Aggravation of symptoms Acromion thickness Acromion shape Acromion spur Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Tendon delamination SLAP tears ACJ procedures LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Timing Aggravation of symptoms Acromion thickness Acromion shape Satisfaction (VAS) Acromion spur Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Tendon delamination SLAP tears ACJ procedures LHB procedures Oh 2010 [57] 177 60 + 8.7 (24-80) 47 M 2 CTA ASES Age 130 A (9 Gender 1 Dominance Sports activity level Type of work Smoking Traumatic onset Timing Aggravation of symptoms AROM Pseudoparalysis Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (M/A) Surgical technique(SR/DR) Type of anchors (metal/absorbable) ACJ procedures LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Sports activity level Type of work Smoking Traumatic onset Timing Aggravation of symptoms Constant AROM Pseudoparalysis Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (M/A) Surgical technique(SR/DR) Type of anchors (metal/absorbable) ACJ procedures LHB procedures SST Age Gender Dominance Sports activity level Type of work Smoking Traumatic onset Timing Aggravation of symptoms AROM Pseudoparalysis Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (M/A) Surgical technique(SR/DR) Type of anchors (metal/absorbable) ACJ procedures LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Sports activity level Type of work Smoking Traumatic onset Timing Aggravation of symptoms Tendon healing AROM Pseudoparalysis Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (M/A) Surgical technique(SR/DR) Type of anchors (metal/absorbable) ACJ procedures LHB procedures Pain (VAS) Age Gender Dominance Sports activity level Type of work Smoking Traumatic onset Timing Aggravation of symptoms AROM Pseudoparalysis Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (M/A) Surgical technique(SR/DR) Type of anchors (metal/absorbable) ACJ procedures LHB procedures Age Gender Dominance Sports activity level Type of work Smoking Traumatic onset Timing Aggravation of symptoms Satisfaction (VAS) AROM Pseudoparalysis Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction Surgical technique (M/A) Surgical technique(SR/DR) Type of anchors (metal/absorbable) ACJ procedures LHB procedures Constant Expectations Oh 2012 [58] 128 58.8 + 8.2 (40-77) M/A 1 NA 3 SF-36 Expectations Age Timing AROM Ozbaydar 2007 Baseline strength 41 56 (39-72) A 3 NA UCLA [59] Fatty infiltration 7 Tear size Tendon quality Tendon retraction Age Timing AROM Pai 2001 [60] 58 65 (32-82) O 1 NA UCLA Baseline strength 2 Tear size Tendon quality Park 2010 [62] 78 59.2 (38-78) A 1 US ASES Age 3 Gender Dominance Timing Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction LHB disorders Age Gender Dominance Timing AROM Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction LHB disorders Age Gender Dominance Timing Strength Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction LHB disorders Age Gender Dominance Timing Tendon healing Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction LHB disorders Age Gender Dominance Timing Pain (VAS) Fatty infiltration Tear size Tendon retraction LHB disorders Park 2013 [61] 36 62.4 + 6.4 (45-75) A 3 US Retear Age (7 Gender 2 Timing AHD Fatty infiltration No. of tendons involved Tendon length Tendon delamination Footprint coverage Age AHD Retear size Tendon length Tendon delamination Age Gender Prasad 2005 BMI 42 64 (22-82) O 2 NA Constant [64] Smoking 6 Timing Tear size Age Gender Traumatic onset Timing Constant ASA grade Baseline Constant score Tear size Surgical technique (watertight repair) Robinson 2013 Acromioplasty 69 77 (70-86) A 1 US [65] Age 4 Gender Traumatic onset Timing Retear ASA grade Baseline Constant score Tear size Surgical technique (watertight repair) Acromioplasty Romeo 1999 72 58 + 11 (24-87) O 5 NA Constant Age [66] (5 Gender 2 Dominance Timing Work Comp Subacromial corticosteroid injections Tear size ACJ procedures LHB disorder Age Gender Timing Satisfaction (Neer Subacromial corticosteroid injections rating ) Tear size ACJ procedures LHB disorder Age Gender Dominance Timing SST Work Comp Subacromial corticosteroid injections Tear size ACJ procedures LHB disorder Age Gender Dominance Timing Strength Work Comp Subacromial corticosteroid injections Tear size ACJ procedures LHB disorder Age Gender Dominance Timing UCLA Work Comp Subacromial corticosteroid injections Tear size ACJ procedures LHB disorder Age Gender Sherman 2008 52,485 56 + 13.5 Unclear 1 NA Revision No. of comorbidities [69] 2 Surgeon’s experience Hospital volume DASH No. of comorbidities SF-36 No. of comorbidities 26 O Tashjian 2006 SST No. of comorbidities 125 56 (32-80) 62 M 1 NA [71] Function (VAS) No. of comorbidities 37 A 2 Pain (VAS) No. of comorbidities QoL (VAS) No. of comorbidities Age Gender BMI Smoking Marital status Working status Comorbidities Satisfaction Disability Education Expectations Timing No. of previous surgeries (non-shoulder) Tear size Surgical technique (A/M/O) 25 O ACJ procedures Tashjian 2007 118 59 (33-86) 62 M 5 NA LHB disorder [70] 31 A 4 Age Gender BMI Smoking Marital status Working status Comorbidities Disability Satisfaction (VAS) Education Expectations Timing No. of previous surgeries (non-shoulder) Tear size Surgical technique (A/M/O) ACJ procedures LHB disorder Tashjian 2010 49 59 (43-82) A 2 US Tendon healing Age 9 Gender Comorbidities Smoking [72] Traumatic onset Timing No. of tendons involved Age Fatty infiltration MTJ position baseline Tendon healing Tear size Tendon length Tendon retraction Tashjian 2013 51 60 + 9.9 A 2 MR [73] No. of anchors 5 Age Fatty infiltration MTJ position baseline Tendon lengthening Tear size Tendon length Tendon retraction AROM Baseline strength Vad 2002 [74] 36 59.4 Unclear 3 MR L'Insalata Glenohumeral OA 8 AHD Muscle atrophy Van Linthoudt 50 58.5 + 10.7 O 7 NA Timing HAQ 2003 [75] (32-78) (3 Tear size 4 Age Gender Dominance Side (right/left) Height Pain Weight Timing Pain AROM Baseline strength AROM Age Satisfaction Age Gender Dominance Side (right/left) Height Weight Timing Pain AROM Baseline strength Strength Age Timing Muscle atrophy Constant Tendon retraction Acromioplasty Voigt 2010 [76] 51 62 (37-76) A 2 MR LHB procedure 4 Age Tendon healing Timing Acromioplasty 1 ASES Obesity Warrender 2011 6 149 66 + 9.3 (32-83) A NA PENN Obesity [77] 1( (5 Revision Obesity 1 Age Gender Worland 1999 Side (right/left) 70 75.2 (70-90) O 3 MRA UCLA [78] Traumatic onset 6 UCLA baseline Repair quality Age Tear size Retear Tendon reducibility Tendon quality Repair quality Wu 2012 [79] 500 60 + 11 (28-89) A 6 US Age Tear size Tendon healing Tendon reducibility Tendon quality Repair quality *combination of side to-side tendon sutures and tendon-to-bone repair with anchors **atrial fibrillation COPD, hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, hyperuricaemia, hypthyreoses Abbreviations: NA= not available; A= arthroscopy; M= Mini-open; O=open; US= ultrasounds; MR= magnetic resonance; MRA= magnetic resonance arthrography; CTA= computed tomography arthrography; ADL= activities of daily living; BMD= bone mineral density; BMI= body mass index; ASA= American Society of Anesthesiologists; Work comp=workers compensation claim; NSAIDs= non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; AROM= active range of motion; PROM= passive range of motion; PT= physical therapy; DASH= Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; ASES= American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder assessment form; SF=Short Form; PCS= physical component summary; VAS=Visual analogue scale; QoL=Quality of life; HAQ= Health assessment questionnaire; SSV= subjective shoulder value; SST= Simple shoulder test; SPADI= Shoulder pain and disability index; UCLA=University of California Los Angeles; PPD= Permanent partial disability; WORC=Western Ontario Rotator Cuff; ACJ= acromioclavicular joint; AHD= acromiohumeral distance; UMI= upper migration index; MTJ= musculotendinous junction; SSC=subscapularis; OA= osteoarthritis; LHB= long head of the biceps; SR= single row; DR= double row; TO= transosseous; MF= microfractures, PRP= platelet rich plasma.