Table 1 Demographic variables between patients undergoing arthroscopic versus a mini-open technique.
From: The results of arthroscopic versus mini-open repair for rotator cuff tears at mid-term follow-up
Category | Â | Mini-open | Arthroscopic | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Study Group | N = 52 | 25 | 27 | Â |
Average age (years) | 56 | 55 | 58 | p = 0.13 |
Sex male/female | 21/31 | 10/17 | 11/14 | p = 0.7 |
Smoking | 21% | 30% | 12% | p = 0.17 |
Diabetes | 21% | 19% | 24% | p = 0.7 |
Biceps pathology | 55% | 48% | 64% | p = 0.27 |
Humeral osteoarthritis | 15% | 15% | 16% | p = 1.0 |
Glenoid osteoarthritis | 10% | 11% | 8% | p = 1.0 |
Tear size (centimeters) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | p = 0.3 |
Number of anchors | -- | 2.1 | 2.0 | p = 0.29 |
Distal clavicle excision | 25 | 14 | 11 | -- |