SynthesisThe American journal of sports medicine2025
The Statistical Fragility of Functional Outcomes for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair With and Without Acromioplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Clinical outcomes of modified Kessler tension-reducing suturing combined with double-row repair for Patte II-III rotator cuff tears.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundViews surrounding acromioplasty at the time of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR) have shifted dramatically over time. In recent years, various studies have argued against acromioplasty, citing equivocal functional outcomes after arthroscopic RCR with or without acromioplasty. PURPOSE: To assess the statistical fragility of functional outcomes after arthroscopic RCR with and without acromioplasty using the reverse continuous fragility index (RCFI). STUDY
designSystematic review and meta-analysis; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis was performed including all randomized controlled trials through February 5, 2024 investigating arthroscopic RCR with and without acromioplasty. The RCFI, defined as the number of qualifying data points required to be moved from the lower mean group to the higher mean group to alter the significance, was calculated for the Welch
resultsA total of 6 clinical trials consisting of 609 patients with functional outcome scores were analyzed. Using the Welch
conclusionThe fragility of these studies was largely dependent on the statistical test used to analyze the results. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test and Student
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