Table III.
Clinical outcomes.
| Assessment | Patient-reported scores (mean ± SD) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | Postoperative∗ | ||
| Shoulder pain (VAS range 0-10) | 5.3 ± 2.4 | 2.1 ± 2.9∗ | <.001 |
| Shoulder function (VAS range 0-10) | 3.8 ± 2.0 | 7.1 ± 3.5∗ | .012 |
| QuickDASH | 50.87 ± 14.79 | 14.8 ± 14.7∗ | <.001 |
| SANE | 33.20 ± 17.45 | 60.9 ± 34.2∗ | .021 |
| ASES shoulder (surgery side) | 41.86 ± 18.09 | 80.8 ± 25.3∗ | <.001 |
| Active ROM | |||
| Forward flexion | 105 ± 30 | 150 ± 30† | <.001 |
| Abduction | 100 ± 30 | 140 ± 40† | .002 |
| External rotation @ 0° | 20 ± 10 | 60 ± 20† | <.001 |
| Muscle strength | |||
| Deltoid | 5 ± 0.0 | 5 ± 0.3† | >.999 |
| Subscapularis | 5 ± 0.3 | 4 ± 1.1† | .046 |
| Biceps | 5 ± 0.0 | 5 ± 0.0† | >.999 |
| Triceps | 5 ± 0.0 | 5 ± 0.0† | >.999 |
SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analog scale; QuickDASH, disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand score; SANE, single assessment numeric evaluation; ASES, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; ROM, range of motion.
Bold P values were determined to be statistically significant if P < .05.
∗
Time since surgery (mean ± SD) was 26.7 ± 24.0 months.
†
Time since surgery (mean ± SD) was 31.4 ± 24.0 months.