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Table 6 Comparison between the preoperative findings and postoperative clinical outcomes at 2-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

2-year follow-up

p value*

UCLA

 Conventional SBT (49)

19.94 ± 4.34

32.51 ± 2.72

0.000

 Knotless SBT (47)

18.38 ± 4.95

32.98 ± 1.42

0.000

ASES

 Conventional SBT (49)

53.67 ± 15.22

87.97 ± 10.68

0.000

 Knotless SBT (47)

51.35 ± 16.00

89.70 ± 7.53

0.000

Constant

 Conventional SBT (49)

57.71 ± 13.20

80.37 ± 12.85

0.000

 Knotless SBT (47)

57.91 ± 20.46

81.17 ± 7.61

0.000

VAS

 Conventional SBT (49)

5.29 ± 1.90

1.27 ± 1.22

0.000

 Knotless SBT (47)

5.79 ± 1.84

1.15 ± 1.18

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