Table 3 Evaluation of shoulder function scores between the STR and SCR groups before surgery and at 1 year after surgerya.

From: Comparative outcomes of supraspinatus tendon reconstruction and superior capsule reconstruction for massive irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears

Parameters

SCR group

STR group

P

VAS score

   

Preop

5 [4, 5.75]

5 [4, 6]

0.203

Postop

1.5 [1, 2]

2 [1, 2]

0.592

Δpostop – preop

−3.13 ± 1.15

−3 [−4, −2]

0.651

P

0.000

0.000

 

ASES score

   

Preop

45.06 ± 11.12

51.4 ± 17.82

0.111

Postop

91.5 [89.25, 93.5]

90 [88, 93]

0.366

Δpostop – preop

44 ± 14.09

35.77 ± 18.57

0.114

P

0.000

0.000

 

Constant shoulder score

   

Preop

37.88 ± 9.27

43 [30, 47]

0.432

Postop

86.25 [91, 94.5]

95 [90, 96]

0.02

Δpostop – preop

55 [38.5, 60.25]

50 [48, 62]

0.688

P

0.001

0.000

 

UCLA shoulder score

   

Preop

13.13 ± 2.63

15 [13, 18]

0.058

Postop

31.5 [29, 32]

30 [32, 34]

0.141

Δpostop – preop

16.94 ± 4.37

15.88 ± 6.44

0.441

P

0.000

0.000

 
  1. aValues are presented as mean ± SD or median [IQR].
  2. P-values in boldface indicate statistical significance.
  3. VAS, visual analog scale; ASES, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles; Preop, before surgery; Postop, at 1 year after surgery.
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