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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2014 Jan 8;23(7):1052–1058. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2013.10.001

Table 2.

Duration of Symptoms Related to Radiographic Imaging.

Duration of Symptoms (Months) ≤3 4–6 7–12 >12 p-value
Rotator Cuff Tendon Retraction (%)2 0.63
 Minimal 53 51 53 44
 Mid-humeral 28 34 28 37
 Glenohumeral 13 12 17 13
 Glenoid 5 2 2 6
Superior Humeral Head Migration (% present)2 14 14 15 16 0.96
Number of Tendons Torn (%)2 0.63
 One 77 78 70 72
 Two or More 23 22 30 28
Supraspinatus Atrophy (%)2 0.75
 Normal 47 56 53 43
 25 Percent 29 18 23 30
 50 Percent 15 19 18 17
 75 Percent 8 6 3 8
 100 Percent 1 1 2 2
Infraspinatus Atrophy (%)2 0.96
 Normal 76 82 79 75
 25 Percent 15 13 11 13
 50 Percent 7 3 6 7
 75 Percent 2 1 2 3
 100 Percent 0 1 2 1
Teres Minor Atrophy (%)2 0.78
 Normal 98 97 100 99
 25 Percent 1 1 0 1
 50 Percent 1 1 0 0
Subscapularis Atrophy (%)2 0.66
 Normal 88 95 90 93
 25 Percent 6 5 6 5
 50 Percent 5 0 4 1
 75 Percent 1 0 0 1
Acromial Shape2 0.07
 Type I 8 8 17 12
 Type II 81 64 68 69
 Type III 11 28 15 19
Acromiohumeral Interval (mm)1 8(10)11 9(10)11 8(10)11 8(10)11 0.36
1

Kruskal-Wallis Test;

2

Pearson Test.

A(B)C – A=lower quartile, B= median. C=upper quartile.