Table I.
Patient demographics and clinical characteristics of rotator cuff repairs.
| Variables | Open repair, n = 95 | Combined mini-open and arthroscopic repair, n = 233 | Arthroscopic repair, n = 287 | Total repairs, n = 615 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr ± SD) | 61.1 ± 8.3 | 59 ± 9.2 | 62 ± 9.1 | 60.8 ± 9.1 | <.001 |
| Sex | .37 | ||||
| Male | 63 (66.3%) | 135 (57.9%) | 174 (60.6%) | 372 (60.5%) | |
| Female | 32 (33.7%) | 98 (42.1%) | 113 (39.4%) | 243 (39.5%) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 31.2 ± 6.1 | 31.3 ± 7 | 31.1 ± 7.3 | 31.2 ± 7 | .95 |
| BMI category | .19 | ||||
| <25 | 12 (13%) | 36 (15.9%) | 56 (21.1%) | 104 (17.8%) | |
| 25-30 | 31 (33.7%) | 68 (30.1%) | 64 (24.2%) | 163 (28%) | |
| >30 | 49 (53.3%) | 122 (54.0%) | 145 (54.7%) | 316 (54.2%) | |
| ASA | .15 | ||||
| 1 | 3 (3.3%) | 18 (9.1%) | 19 (8.5%) | 40 (7.8%) | |
| 2 | 67 (73.6%) | 136 (68.7%) | 137 (6.1%) | 340 (66.3%) | |
| 3 | 19 (20.9%) | 42 (21.2%) | 66 (29.5%) | 127 (24.8%) | |
| 4 | 2 (2.2%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (0.9%) | 6 (1.2%) | |
| Yr of surgery | < .001 | ||||
| 2012 | 29 (30.5%) | 41 (17.6%) | 11 (3.8%) | 81 (13.2%) | |
| 2013 | 35 (36.8%) | 39 (16.7%) | 30 (10.5%) | 104 (16.9%) | |
| 2014 | 16 (16.8%) | 36 (15.5%) | 40 (13.9%) | 92 (15%) | |
| 2015 | 8 (8.4%) | 24 (10.3%) | 88 (30.7%) | 120 (19.5%) | |
| 2016 | 2 (2.1%) | 43 (18.5%) | 61 (21.3%) | 106 (17.2%) | |
| 2017 | 5 (5.3%) | 50 (21.5%) | 57 (19.7%) | 112 (18.2%) | |
| Laterality | .23 | ||||
| Right | 50 (52.6%) | 136 (58.4%) | 179 (62.4%) | 365 (59.3%) | |
| Left | 45 (47.4%) | 97 (41.6%) | 108 (37.6%) | 250 (40.7%) | |
| Anchors (mean ± SD) | 0 | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 3.5 ± 1.4 | 2.4 ± 1.7 | <.001 |
| Biceps procedures | .002 | ||||
| None | 53 (55.8%) | 136 (58.3%) | 159 (55.4%) | 339 (55.1%) | |
| Tenotomy | 8 (8.4%) | 47 (20.1%) | 65 (22.7%) | 120 (19.5%) | |
| Tenodesis | 34 (35.8%) | 50 (21.4%) | 63 (21.9%) | 147 (23.9%) | |
| Surgeon | <.001 | ||||
| Surgeon 1 | 94 (98.9%) | 3 (1.3%) | 186 (64.8%) | 283 (46%) | |
| Surgeon 2 | 1 (1.1%) | 230 (98.7%) | 101 (35.2%) | 332 (54%) | |
| Operative time (min ± SD) | 52.01 (21.8) | 61.3 (14.9) | 74.0 (25.3) | 61.5 (22.6) | <.001 |
| Length of stay (d ± SD) | 1.2 (0.6) | 1.2 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.7) | <.001 |
BMI, body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; SD, standard deviation.
Bolded P values represent the differences across all the columns.