Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37559523›Full record

ReviewClinics in shoulder and elbow2024

Partial-thickness rotator cuff tears: a review of current literature on evaluation and management.

Ramesh Radhakrishnan, Joshua Goh, Andrew Hwee Chye Tan

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Review in Clinics in shoulder and elbow, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Current management of impingement syndrome and repairable rotator cuff tears in South Korea: A web-based survey.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2026
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  9. Enhancement of Rotator Cuff Regeneration via Injectable Spheroidal Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Cluster-Collagen Hydrogel Complex.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026
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  17. Predicting bursal-side supraspinatus tendon tears with the acromioclavicular angle.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ramesh RadhakrishnanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Joshua GohDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Andrew Hwee Chye TanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Singapore General Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rotator cuff disease is a common cause of shoulder pain for which partial-thickness rotator cuff tears occupy a significant proportion. Such tears are often difficult to diagnose and manage in the general clinic setting. A review of the available literature from well-known databases was performed in this study to provide a concise overview of partial-thickness rotator cuff tears to aid physicians in their understanding and management.

Indexed as

Partial thickness rotator cuff tearsRotator cuff tearsShoulder PainTendinopathy

Identifiers

PMID37559523
PMCPMC10938024
OpenAlexW4384821117

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