Table 1.

Results of the adjusted Constant score before, 3 weeks after and 82 months after surgery in the three groups

Timing	Score (points)	Idiopathic	Groups		P value
			Post-trauma	Post-surgery	P value
Before	Pain	4.23±3	4.17±3.5	3.1±3.2	0.5263
	Activity	7.2±1.8	7.2±2.1	4.5±2.4	<0.01*
	ROM	12.2±2.4	12.5±2.4	12.8±2.2	0.6634
	Total	23.6±4.2	23.8±5.1	20.3±4.4	0.1355
Post-surgery	Pain	12.5±2.9	12.9±3.3	10±3.5	0.0495
	Activity	14.2±2	14.8±1.3	11.1±2.5	<0.01*
3 weeks	ROM	29.6±3.3	28.3±3	20.9±3.4	<0.01*
	Total	56.3±6.8	56.1±5.2	42±8.4	<0.01*
Post-surgery	Pain	14.4±1.6	14.9±1.4	11.1±2.1	<0.01*
	Activity	18.9±1.7	19.5±1.2	18.3±1.6	0.0964
82 months	ROM	38.91.9	39.2±1.3	33.7±3.6	<0.01*
	Total	72.3±4.4	73.3±2.5	63.2±6.7	<0.01*

*P<0.01, significantly lower scores in the post-surgery group

The values are given as the mean and the standard deviation