Tendon Repair Compared with Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears

by Stefan Moosmayer, Gerty Lund, Unni S. Seljom, Benjamin Haldorsen, Ida C. Svege, Toril Hennig, Are H. Pripp, and Hans-Jørgen Smith

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 96(18):1504-1514

September 17, 2014

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

A Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) flowchart of the trial enrollment and analysis.

Stefan Moosmayer et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1504-1514

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Plot showing mean Constant scores at baseline and at the six-month, one-year, two-year, and five-year follow-ups for the primary tendon repair group and the physiotherapy with optional

secondary tendon repair group.

Stefan Moosmayer et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1504-1514

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Plot showing the mean ASES scores at baseline and at the six-month, one-year, two-year, and five-year follow-ups for the primary tendon repair group and the physiotherapy with optional

secondary tendon repair group.

Stefan Moosmayer et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1504-1514

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Post hoc as-treated analysis showing mean Constant scores at baseline and at the six-month, one-year, two-year, and five-year follow-ups for the primary tendon repair group, the physiotherapy-only group, and the group with secondary tendon repair because of...

Stefan Moosmayer et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1504-1514

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Plot showing mean Constant scores at baseline and at the six-month, one-year, two-year, and five-year follow-ups for the patients treated by primary and secondary tendon repair.

Stefan Moosmayer et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1504-1514

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.