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. 2015 Apr 25;473(8):2650–2657. doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4310-1

Table 4.

ROM and scapular winging

Variable Baseline Followup p value 95% CI Contra-lateral shoulder p value 95% CI Brace delay < 6 months n = 31 Brace delay > 6 months n = 24 p value 95% CI
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Shoulder flexion (°) n = 34 137 (24) 156 (16) < 0.001 −26 to −12 159 (10) 0.027 −12 to − 0.7 156 (17) 149 (28) 0.253 −5 to 19
Shoulder abduction (°) n = 32 150 (33) 170 (24) < 0.001 −29 to −10 179 (12) < 0.001 −17 to −5 169 (28) 167 (27) 0.798 −13 to 17
Winging (cm) in 90° flexion, n = 22 3.9 (1.4) 1.0 (1.7) < 0.001 2–4 1.1 (1.8) 1.3 (2.0) 0.650 −1 to 0.8
Winging in resisted 4.4 (1.3.) 0.9 (1.6) < 0.001 3–4 1.2 (2.0) 1.7 (2.3) 0.415 −1.6 to 0.7
90° flexion, n = 23
Winging in cross-arm position, n = 55 0.3 (1.0) 0.4 (1.2) 0.3 (0.9) 0.817 −0.5 to 0.6