Table 1.

Demographic variables between patients undergoing arthroscopic versus a mini-open technique.

Category		Mini-open	Arthroscopic	P value
Study Group	N = 52	25	27
Average age (years)	56	55	58	p = 0.13
Sex male/female	21/31	10/17	11/14	p = 0.7
Smoking	21%	30%	12%	p = 0.17
Diabetes	21%	19%	24%	p = 0.7
Biceps pathology	55%	48%	64%	p = 0.27
Humeral osteoarthritis	15%	15%	16%	p = 1.0
Glenoid osteoarthritis	10%	11%	8%	p = 1.0
Tear size (centimeters)	3.1	2.9	3.2	p = 0.3
Number of anchors	--	2.1	2.0	p = 0.29
Distal clavicle excision	25	14	11	--