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Table 7 Comparison of the clinical outcomes between the two groups 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

 

Conventional SBT (49)

Knotless SBT (47)

p value*

UCLA

32.51 ± 2.72

32.98 ± 1.42

0.292

ASES

87.97 ± 10.68

89.70 ± 7.53

0.359

Constant

80.37 ± 12.85

81.17 ± 7.61

0.709

VAS

1.27 ± 1.22

1.15 ± 1.18

0.636

  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