Table 3.

Comparison of different scores across ESWT and operative groups at different time periods

Test and treatment	Baseline	3 weeks	6 weeks	12 weeks	1 year
Night pain
ESWT (n=29)	33 (23.5–45.5)	13 (10–21.5)	9 (3–20)	5 (0–12)	0 (0–10)
Tenotomy (n=27)	30 (19 –50)	15 (9–22)	10 (5–13)	5 (0–12)	5 (0–10)
P value	0.67	0.97	0.79	0.69	0.87
Rest pain
ESWT	30(17.50–40)	15 (7.5–23.5)	10 (0–20)	5 (0–12.5)	5 (0–10)
Tenotomy	25 (15–40)	15 (8–20)	10 (3–15)	3 (0–10)	3 (0–10)
P value	0.35	0.64	0.68	0.91	0.81
Pressure pain
ESWT	58 (43.5–72.5)	30 (19.5–41)	19 (13.5–33)	15 (8–32)	10 (5–27)
Tenotomy	60 (50–72)	31 (19–44)	20 (10–29)	15 (8–25)	10 (7–20)
P value	0.49	0.88	0.98	0.93	0.77
Thomsen test
ESWT	51 (40–70)	30 (20–43.5)	18 (8–30.5)	15 (5–32)	12 (5–25)
Tenotomy	52 (42–65)	28 (21–39)	20 (10–27)	12 (5–17)	10 (3–19)
P value	0.92	0.95	0.99	0.59	0.56
Chair test
ESWT	48 (39–59.5)	23 (15–37)	18 (5.5–33.5)	15 (2.5–25)	10 (1–18.5)
Tenotomy	48 (40–61)	21 (17–35)	17 (9–31)	11 (5–25)	9 (2–14)
P value	0.87	0.96	0.89	0.99	0.82
Grip strength
ESWT	2 (2–3)	2 (1–2)	2 (1–2)	1(1–2)	1 (1–2)
Tenotomy	2 (2–3)	2(1–2)	2(1–2)	1(1–2)	1 (1–2)
P value	0.59	0.94	0.88	0.61	0.56
Roles and Maudsley score
ESWT	1(1–1)	2 (2–3)	3 (2–4)	3 (2–4)	3 (2–4)
Tenotomy	1(1–1)	3 (2–4)	3 (2–4)	3 (2–4)	3 (2–4)
P value	0.99	0.32	0.35	0.24	0.16
Success (Roles and Maudsley excellent and good results)
ESWT	–	14 (48.3%)	17 (58.6%)	19 (65.5%)	18 (62.10%)
Tenotomy	–	16 (59.3%)	17 (63.0%)	20 (74.1%)	21 (77.80%)
P value	–	0.44	0.79	0.57	0.25