Table 2.

Mean differences in outcome at the 2-year follow-up

	Putti-Platt (n = 33)	Bankart (n = 33)	p-value
Decrease in external rotation a	–10°	–3°	0.03
(95% CI)	–15° to –6°	–7° to 1°
Active external rotation
postoperatively	59°	68°	0.03
(95% CI )	54°–65°	62°–73°
Painful movements	10 patients	1 patient	0.003
Anterior apprehension	15 shoulders	10 shoulders	0.2
Rowe score postoperatively	90 units	90 units	0.9
(95% CI)	86–95	85–94
Improvement in Rowe score	33 units	31 units	0.8
(95% CI)	27–38	27–38
Rowe score > 70 points	30 patients	28 patients	0.7
(good and excellent)
Strength, abduction (kg)	9.6	10.7	0.3
(95% CI)	8.3–11.0	9.3–12.0
Strength, internal rotation (kg)	11.5	12.1	0.6
(95% CI)	9.8–13.2	10.4–13.8

^a Mean decrease at 2 years compared to preoperative value.