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. 2010 Nov 23;469(9):2505–2511. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1686-9

Table 5.

Preoperative and postoperative outcomes scores at an average of 24 months postoperatively (range, 12–48 months) by the presence of instability/infection versus no instability/infection

Outcome Instability/infection No instability/infection p
Preoperative Postoperative Preoperative Postoperative
ASES score 55.1 61.0 56.2 75.8 0.011*
ASES pain 6.6 2.2 6.5 1.4 0.509
Constant total 13.9 42.2 15.0 59.1 0.017*
Adjusted Constant 17.9 56.2 20.4 82.3 0.012*
Constant pain 3.6 8.4 3.3 11.1 0.047*
Constant mobility 4.6 18.4 5.2 26.2 0.053
Constant strength 0.8 5.6 0.5 8.4 0.091
WOOS 73.7 48.8 78.4 30.5 0.007*
SANE 30.5 50.6 21.8 61.2 0.138

p value is the test comparing the preoperative to postoperative change between groups; * p < 0.05; ASES = American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons’ score; WOOS = Western Ontario Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder score; SANE = Single Assessment Numerical Assessment score.