TABLE III.
Outcomes for Patients with Refractory Postoperative Stiffness
| ASES Score*(points)
|
L'Insalata Score (points)
|
Forward Elevation (deg)
|
External Rotation (deg)
|
Internal Rotation†(deg)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Preop. | Postop. | Preop. | Postop. | Score | Patient Satisfaction | Preop. | Postop. | Preop. | Postop. | Preop. | Postop. |
| 1 | 60 | 92 | 52 | 74 | Good | 7 | 180 | 180 | 60 | 65 | T8 | T12 |
| 2 | 78 | 80 | 71 | 76 | Fair | 2 | 180 | 180 | 70 | 65 | T6 | T10 |
| 3 | 60 | 100 | 52 | 97 | Good | 5 | 180 | 180 | 80 | 45 | T7 | T9 |
| 4 | 35 | 62 | 39 | 73 | Fair | 6 | 160 | 170 | 60 | 50 | T12 | T11 |
| Mean | 58.3 | 83.5 | 53.5 | 80.0 | — | 5.0 | 175 | 177.5 | 67.5 | 56.25 | T8 | T10.5 |
*
ASES = American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.
†
The values are expressed as the vertebral level that could be reached with the thumb of the patient.