Table 1 Comparison of various variables between the satisfactory and unsatisfactory outcome groups
Group A | Group B | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 63.8 | 60.5 | 0.26 |
Sex (n) | |||
Male | 35 | 9 | |
Female | 24 | 3 | 0.31 |
Disease duration (weeks) | 10.2 | 9.6 | 0.86 |
Trauma (n) | 20 | 6 | 0.28 |
Contracture (n) | 23 | 2 | 0.13 |
Diabetes mellitus (n) | 6 | 1 | 0.85 |
Workmen’s accident (n) | 5 | 1 | 0.95 |
Re-tear (n) | 8 | 2 | 0.70 |
Preoperative ROM | |||
Elevation (°) | 109 | 94 | 0.22 |
Abduction (°) | 104 | 69 | 0.02b |
Internal rotation (vertebrae) | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.90 |
External rotation (°) | 41 | 37 | 0.47 |
Preoperative muscle strength | |||
Elevation | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.52 |
Abduction | 0.72 | 0.51 | 0.10 |
Internal rotation | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.90 |
External rotation | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.39 |
Preoperative VAS | 5.66 | 5.55 | 0.91 |
Postoperative (PO) ROM | |||
PO 2M elevation (°) | 117 | 96 | 0.02b |
Abduction (°) | 104 | 85 | 0.09 |
Internal rotation (vertebrae) | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.08 |
External rotation (°) | 29 | 16 | 0.03b |
PO 3M elevation (°) | 135 | 107 | 0.001b |
Abduction (°) | 126 | 92 | 0.003b |
Internal rotation (vertebrae) | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.005b |
External rotation (°) | 36 | 23 | 0.024b |
Postoperative (PO) muscle strengtha | |||
PO 2M elevation | 0.384 | 0.400 | 0.85 |
Abduction | 0.377 | 0.455 | 0.44 |
Internal rotation | 0.711 | 0.602 | 0.21 |
External rotation | 0.514 | 0.533 | 0.86 |
PO 3M elevation | 0.577 | 0.431 | 0.07 |
Abduction | 0.595 | 0.481 | 0.21 |
Internal rotation | 0.838 | 0.715 | 0.12 |
External rotation | 0.765 | 0.523 | 0.004b |
Postoperative (PO) VAS | |||
PO 2M VAS | 3.01 | 5.75 | 0.001b |
PO 3M VAS | 2.46 | 4.71 | 0.012b |
Radiographic findings | |||
Acromiohumeral interval (mm) | |||
Preoperative | 9.57 | 9.1 | 0.64 |
Postoperative | 12.16 | 12.42 | 0.75 |
Oizumi classification (n) | |||
Grade 0 | 32 | 3 | |
Grade 1 | 19 | 5 | |
Grade 2 | 6 | 2 | |
Grade 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Grade 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 |
Preoperative findings on MR images | |||
Cofield classification (n) | |||
Small | 15 | 0 | |
Moderate | 35 | 6 | |
Large | 9 | 6 | 0.04b |
Retraction (mm) | 14. 31 | 17.77 | 0.18 |
Width (mm) | 20.8 | 30.9 | 0.011b |
Goutallier classification | |||
Supraspinatus (n) | |||
Stage 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Stage 1 | 27 | 4 | |
Stage 2 | 23 | 3 | |
Stage 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Stage 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
Infraspinatus (n) | |||
Stage 0 | 34 | 6 | |
Stage 1 | 19 | 5 | |
Stage 2 | 6 | 1 | |
Stage 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Stage 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 |
Subscapularis (n) | |||
Stage 0 | 39 | 5 | |
Stage 1 | 17 | 5 | |
Stage 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Stage 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Stage 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 |
Operative procedure (n) | |||
Suture bridge | 54 | 11 | |
Single | 4 | 2 | 0.77 |
Partial repair (n) | 3 | 3 | 0.032b |