Is acromioplasty necessary in the setting of full-thickness rotator cuff tears? A systematic review

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 4 Parameters evaluated in the included studies

Study	Pain relief	Patient satisfaction	Rotator cuff tear integrity	Shoulder strength testing	Patient- or disease-specific outcome measures
Abrams et al. [29]	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Gartsman and O’Connor [30]	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
MacDonald et al. [31]	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Milano et al. [32]	No	No	No	No	Yes