Mid-term results (<1-year follow-up)
| Treatment modes | Tendon affected | First author (year) | Pain | Function | ROM | Strength | Satisfaction | Treatment Success | QoL | Complications |
| Surgery versus detuned laser or no treatment | Rotator cuff | Brox36 | ↓ | ↑ | ↑ | – | – | ↑ | – | ↔ |
| Rotator cuff | Beard34 | ↓ | ↑ | ↑ | – | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↔ | |
| Overall surgery versus detuned laser or no treatment (evidence level) | ↓ (2) | ↑ (2) | ↑ (2) | – (4) | ↑ (3) | ↑ (2) | ↑ (3) | ↔ (2) | ||
| Surgery versus sham surgery | Rotator cuff | Beard34 | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | – | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ |
| Wrist extensors | Kroslak22 | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | – | – | – | ↔ | |
| Overall surgery versus sham surgery (evidence level) | ↔ (2) | ↔ (2) | ↔ (2) | ↔ (3) | ↔ (3) | ↔ (3) | ↔ (3) | ↔ (2) | ||
| Surgery versus physiotherapy | Rotator cuff | Brox36 | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rotator cuff | Rahme37 | ↔ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Rotator cuff | Haahr35 | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | – | – | – | – | |
| Patellar | Bahr27 | ↔ | ↔ | – | ↔ | ↔ | ↔ | – | – | |
| Overall surgery versus physiotherapy (evidence level) | ↔ (2) | ↔ (2) | ↔ (2) | ↔ (2) | ↔ (3) | ↔ (3) | – (4) | – (4) | ||
| Surgery versus ESWT (evidence level) | Rotator cuff | Rompe30 | ↔ (3) | – (4) | – (4) | – (4) | – (4) | ↔ (3) | – (4) | – (4) |
| Surgery versus botox (evidence level) | Wrist extensors | Keizer32 | ↔ (3) | – (4) | ↔ (3) | ↔ (3) | – (4) | ↔ (3) | – (4) | – (4) |
| Surgery versus polidocanol (evidence level) | Achilles | Alfredson33 | ↔ (3) | – (4) | – (4) | – (4) | ↔ (3) | – (4) | – (4) | – (4) |
up arrow = increased; down arrow = decreased; side arrow = no changes
ESWT, extracorporeal shock wave therapy; QoL, quality of life.