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