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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Feb 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Jun 7;35(1):143–154. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2025.05.002

Table II.

Preoperative and 1-year postoperative measures of shoulder and general health status and recovery in patients undergoing primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (observed data).

Variable Preoperative value 1-yr change 1-yr value

PSS-Total 40.0 [29.5, 52.0] 43.0 [28.2, 56.0] 90.0 [76.0, 97.0]
 PSS-Pain 13.0 [8.0, 17.0] 13.0 [8.0, 17.0] 28.0 [24.0, 30.0]
 PSS-Function 25.9 [18.0, 33.3] 24.1 [15.0, 32.5] 54.0 [45.7, 58.9]
 PSS-Satisfaction 2.0 [0.0, 3.0] 6.0 [3.0, 8.0] 9.0 [7.0, 10.0]
ASES-Total 45.0 [31.7, 58.3] 38.8 [24.2, 51.9] 90.4 [76.7, 98.2]
 ASES-Pain 25.0 [15.0, 35.0] 20.0 [10.0, 30.0] 50.0 [40.0, 50.0]
 ASES-Function 20.0 [13.3, 26.7] 20.3 [12.9, 26.7] 43.3 [36.7, 48.3]
SANE 40.0 [25.0, 50.0] 45.0 [30.0, 60.0] 90.0 [80.0, 97.0]
VR-12-MCS 53.2 [43.9, 60.5] 0.23 [5.2, 7.0] 56.3 [48.1, 60.3]
VR-12-PCS 35.1 [29.0, 41.2] 10.2 [3.6, 16.7] 47.9 [40.2, 54.2]
PASS 83.9%
Return to work 87.8%
Additional surgery 3.5%

PSS, Penn Shoulder Score; ASES, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; SANE, single assessment numeric evaluation; VR-12-MCS, Veterans Rand 12-Item Health Survey Mental Component Score; PASS, patient acceptable symptom state.

Results are presented as median [quartiles] for numeric variables and percentages with affirmative responses for dichotomous (yes/no) variables.