TABLE 2.
Preoperative | Final Follow-up | P Value for Improvement | ||||||
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SR | DR | P Value | SR | DR | P Value | SR | DR | |
Neer sign | 12/18b | 12/16 | .72 | 1/20 | 0/16 | .99 | <.001 | <.001 |
Lift-off test | 10/19b | 6/16 | .50 | 2/20 | 7/16 | .049 | <.01 | .71 |
Drop-arm test | 5/20 | 2/16 | .43 | 0/20 | 0/16 | n/a | <.05 | .16 |
O’Brien test | 14/18b | 8/16 | .15 | 2/20 | 2/16 | .99 | <.001 | .06 |
Hawkins-Kennedy test | 14/18b | 13/16 | .99 | 0/20 | 0/16 | n/a | <.001 | <.001 |
Lag sign, 0° | 3/20 | 2/16 | .99 | 0/20 | 0/16 | n/a | .08 | .16 |
Lag sign, 90° | 6/17b | 4/13c | .92 | 1/20 | 0/16 | .99 | <.05 | <.05 |
aDR, double-row repair; n/a, not applicable; SR, single-row repair.
bTests prior to surgery were not performed on patients who did not have sufficient range of motion or strength to place their arms in the test positions: Neer sign, n = 2; lift-off test, n = 1; O’Brien test, n = 2; Hawkins-Kennedy test, n = 2; Lag sign 90°, n = 3.
cThree patients were not tested.