Time of hardware retention (month) | N | Postoperative recovery | Impingement rate | RCL rate |
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JOA Scores (3 months postoperatively) | JOA Scores (3 months after removal) | JOA Scores (1 year after removal) |
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≤ 6 | 28 | 79.3 ± 6.7 | 86.5 ± 7.5 | 90.9 ± 7.4 | 9/28 (32.1%) | 4/28 (14.3%) |
> 6 | 66 | 79.8 ± 7.7 | 85.1 ± 5.6 | 87.6 ± 5.9 | 30/66 (45.5%) | 9/66 (13.6%) |
P | – | 0.739 | 0.212 | 0.049* | 0.009* | 0.870 |
- All variables are presented as mean ± SD except Impingement rate and RCL rate
- N number of patients, JOA Japanese Orthopaedic Association, RCL rotator cuff lesion
- *P < 0.05