Table 1.
Patient details
| Patient number | Age (years) | Duration of symptoms (months) | History of trauma | Pain intensity score† | Pain frequency score‡ | Supraspinatus strength (N) | Impingement sign | Size of rotator cuff tear (cm2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | 5 | Y | 8 | 9 | 15 | Y | 2 |
| 2 | 46 | 3 | Y | 9 | 8 | 17 | Y | 2 |
| 3 | 50 | 5 | N | 7 | 6 | 21 | Y | 2 |
| 4 | 64 | 8 | Y | 11 | 10 | 48 | Y | 4.5 |
| 5 | 55 | 7 | Y | 7 | 9 | 38 | Y | 3 |
| 6 | 52 | 2 | Y | 7 | 8 | 20 | Y | 3 |
| 7 | 70 | 6 | Y | 11 | 10 | 26 | Y | 6 |
| 8 | 75 | 3 | Y | 8 | 7 | 29 | Y | 1 |
| 9 | 62 | 4 | Y | 6 | 6 | 38 | Y | 1 |
| 10 | 51 | 3 | Y | 12 | 12 | 13 | Y | 2 |
| 11 | 72 | 6 | N | 6 | 8 | 30 | Y | 3 |
| 12 | 60 | 4 | Y | 8 | 7 | 10 | Y | 5 |
| 13 | 39 | 3 | Y | 11 | 10 | 4 | Y | 1 |
| 14 | 40 | 5 | Y | 6 | 9 | 17 | Y | 3 |
| 15 | 51 | 4 | Y | 6 | 10 | 16 | Y | 4 |
| 16 | 64 | 7 | N | 8 | 10 | 27 | Y | 6 |
| 17 | 62 | 4 | Y | 5 | 8 | 0 | Y | 6 |
†Pain intensity at night, at rest, and with activities was scored as: 0 = no pain, 1 = mild pain, 2 = moderate pain, 3 = severe pain, and 4 = very severe pain, and the three scores combined (maximum, 12).
‡The frequency of severe pain, pain at night, and pain with activities was scored as 0 = never, 1 = monthly, 2 = weekly, 3 = daily, and 4 = constantly, and the three scores combined (maximum, 12).