Clinical outcomes and repair integrity of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using suture-bridge technique with or without medial tying: prospective comparative study

Table 3 Comparison of preoperative scores between the two study groups

Variable	Conventional SBT (50)	Knotless SBT (50)	p value*
UCLA	19.96 ± 4.30	18.46 ± 4.92	0.175
ASES	53.89 ± 15.15	51.43 ± 15.84	0.111
Constant	57.50 ± 13.15	57.98 ± 20.24	0.432
VAS	5.28 ± 1.88	5.79 ± 1.82	0.890

Numbers in parentheses are the numbers of patients in each group
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
SBT suture-bridge technique, UCLA Shoulder Rating Scale of the University of California at Los Angeles, ASES American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, VAS visual analog scale pain score
*Paired t test; p < 0.05 denotes statistical significance

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