ReviewOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Risk Factors for Supraspinatus Tears: A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Clinical Approach to Inconclusive Subscapularis Tear Diagnosis: a Meta-analysis.International journal of sports medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Novel UHMWPE sleeve for stabilizing loose suture anchors in rotator cuff repair.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Discriminative and predictive power of radiomics features from preoperative MRI studies in patients with supraspinatus lesions.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Can MyotonPRO Be Used to Assess the Muscles Surrounding the Shoulder Joint in Patients Who Have Undergone Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair (ARCR) and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA)? A Review of the Current Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The efficacy of platelet-rich plasma compared to corticosteroids for partial-thickness rotator cuff tears: a randomized controlled trial.JSES international · 2026Article
- Does sarcopenia influence rotator cuff tear patterns? Radiological insights from patients with rotator cuff syndrome.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Asymptomatic Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy in Elderly Diabetics: Is Routine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of the Shoulder Warranted?Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2026Article
- Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Versus Multimodal Physical Therapy in Non-Traumatic (Degenerative) Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy with Partial Supraspinatus Tear: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Supra-Short Ultrasound Protocol for Rotator Cuff Tears in the Emergency Department: Pilot Study.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Current Concepts in Pathogenesis and Conservative Management of Supraspinous Tendinopathies Using Shockwave Therapy-A Narrative Review of the Literature.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Single-row arthroscopic rotator cuff repair improves functional outcomes at a minimum follow-up of 3 years.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Article
- Shear wave elastography of the supraspinatus tendon with early degeneration in asymptomatic type II diabetes mellitus patients: a multicenter study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Asymptomatic Rotator Cuff Tears Among the Indian Population: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Tear Characteristics.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests after subacromial lidocaine injection and ultrasonography for evaluating supraspinatus tendon disorder.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2025Article
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- Characteristics of Traumatic Versus Atraumatic Rotator Cuff Tears in Patients Under 50 Years of Age.Cureus · 2024Article
- Long head of the biceps tendon versatility in reconstructive shoulder surgery: a narrative review of arthroscopic techniques and their biomechanical principles with video presentation.International orthopaedics · 2024Review
- The Relationship Among Probable SARCopenia, Osteoporosis and SuprasPinatus Tendon Tears in Postmenopausal Women: The SARCOSP Study.Calcified tissue international · 2024Article
- Rotator cuff tears.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024Review
- Effects of Adding Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) to Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) among Patients with Rotator Cuff Partial Tear: A Prospective Randomized Comparative Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe pathogenesis of rotator cuff tears remains unclear, and there is a lack of high-quality evidence-based research on the risk factors for supraspinatus tears. PURPOSE: To explore 10 potential risk factors for supraspinatus muscle tears. STUDY
designSystematic review; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsThis review was conducted according to the MOOSE (Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) guidelines. PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched for cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies published before January 2021 on supraspinatus tears. The following potential risk factors were analyzed: age, body mass index, male sex, female sex, arm dominance, diabetes mellitus, smoking, hypertension, thyroid disease, and the critical shoulder angle (CSA). Risk ratios (RRs) or weighted mean differences (WMDs) of related risk were calculated. The Egger test was used to evaluate publication bias.
resultsA total of 9 articles from 8 countries were included; among the 3240 patients, 687 were included in the supraspinatus tear group, and 2553 were included in the nonsupraspinatus tear group. The meta-analysis showed that older age (WMD, 3.36 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.53-6.20];
conclusionOlder age, male sex, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and a higher CSA were found to be risk factors for supraspinatus tears in this meta-analysis review. Identifying risk factors for supraspinatus tears early can help clinicians identify these high-risk patients and choose appropriate treatments.
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