Table 5.

Predicted outcome of surgery in the surgeons’ own patients after repair of a full-thickness rotator cuff tear (%). Data are shown as median (range).

	Outcome			Outcome
Annual frequency of cuff repairs*	Pain free	In some pain	Pain not improved	Normal range of shoulder movement	Improved range of shoulder movement	Range of movement not improved
Arthroscopic
≤20 (n=54)	70 (0—99)	20 (0—80)	10 (0—50)	30 (0—90)	50 (5—100)	15 (0—50)
>20 (n=47)	80 (25—95)	15 (0—70)	5 (0—20)	60 (0—95)	30 (5—95)	10 (0—40)
M—W p-value (adjusted)#	0.026 (0.067)	0.21 (0.45)	0.001 (0.002)	0.007 (0.012)	0.061 (0.10)	0.009 (0.019)
Open/mini-open
≤12 (n=51)	80 (0—95)	15 (0—80)	5 (0—50)	60 (0—95)	35 (5—90)	10 (0—50)
>12 (n=50)	75 (15—99)	17.5 (0—80)	10 (0—25)	35 (0—80)	50 (10—100)	10 (0—40)
M—W p-value (adjusted)#	0.310 (0.860)	0.550 (0.880)	0.100 (0.820)	0.057 (0.0840)	0.058 (0.098)	0.140 (0.660)