Table 3.
Correlation between the outcomes obtained according to the UCLA system and the radiological changes after arthroscopy and ESWT
| No. of cases (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Excellent/good | Poor | |
| Group I arthroscopy (22 cases) | ||
| Complete resorption | 15 (68.18) | – |
| Partial resorption | 3 (13.63) | 1 (4.54) |
| No change | – | 3 (13.63) |
| P-valuea before and after the treatment = 0.001 | ||
| Group II ESWT (24 cases) | ||
| Complete resorption | 12 (50.0) | – |
| Partial resorption | 2 (8.33) | – |
| No change | 3 (12.5) | 7 (29.16) |
| P-valuea before and after the treatment = 0.001 | ||
| P-valueb (group I vs. II) | 0.955 | 0.79 |
aP-value, paired Student’s t-test
bP-value, analysis of variance