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Table 4 Comparison between the preoperative findings and postoperative clinical outcomes at 1-year follow-up

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

 

Preoperative

1-year follow-up

p value*

UCLA

 Conventional SBT (47)

19.96 ± 4.41

31.09 ± 4.23

0.000

 Knotless SBT (48)

18.46 ± 4.92

31.67 ± 2.83

0.000

ASES

 Conventional SBT (47)

52.95 ± 15.12

83.54 ± 15.26

0.000

 Knotless SBT (48)

51.43 ± 15.84

84.42 ± 8.69

0.000

Constant

 Conventional SBT (47)

57.51 ± 13.51

72.06 ± 11.46

0.000

 Knotless SBT (48)

57.98 ± 20.24

73.85 ± 10.87

0.000

VAS

 Conventional SBT (47)

5.30 ± 1.86

1.91 ± 2.05

0.000

 Knotless SBT (48)

5.79 ± 1.82

1.94 ± 1.44

0.000

  1. Numbers in parentheses are the numbers of patients in each group
  2. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  3. 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
  4. *Paired t test; p < 0.05 denotes statistical significance
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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