Table 3.
Influence of rotator cuff pathology on the clinical outcome
| Outcome Measure |
SST Partial tear | IST Partial tear | SSc tears | SST FD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Tear(7) | PSST(21) | p-Value | NO tear (21) | PIST(1) | P val | No tear (10) | PSSC(7) | CT(4) | P value | Nil(17) | FD | P value | |
| SSV | 88.5 ± 12.1 | 65.3 ± 21.6 | 0.01 | 72 ± 21.4 | 95 | – | 82 ± 17.5 | 57.1 ± 23.6 | 78.7 ± 11.8 | 0.04 | 75.5 ± 21.9 | 62.5 ± 18.9 | 0.28 |
| CS Increase | 57.1 ± 17.2 | 40.43 ± 21 | 0.08 | 45.2 ± 21.3 | 61 | – | 51.5 ± 17.06 | 29.2 ± 22.2 | 61.5 ± 3.2 | 0.01 | 49.4 ± 21 | 31.2 ± 15.2 | 0.1 |
| FE Increase(°) | 84.2 ± 43.9 | 65 ± 36.9 | 0.3 | 70.5 ± 40.1 | 90 | – | 79 ± 39.5 | 54.2 ± 46.8 | 82.5 ± 15 | 0.3 | 74.1 ± 41.4 | 60 ± 28.2 | 0.5 |
|
Abduction Increase(°) |
87.1 ± 23.6 | 57.1 ± 46.6 | 0.1 | 65.5 ± 42.7 | 100 | – | 75 ± 30.6 | 40 ± 55 | 95 ± 10 | 0.07 | 73.5 ± 43.9 | 40 ± 27 | 0.1 |
| ER Increase(°) | 35.7 ± 9.3 | 15.3 ± 30.6 | 0.1 | 21.2 ± 27.4 | 40 | – | 39 ± 14.3 | 7.8 ± 22.1 | 32.5 ± 9.5 | 0.00 | 20.2 ± 24.9 | 30 ± 38.3 | 0.5 |
CS Constant score, FE Forward Elevation, ER External rotation, SST Supraspinatus, PSST Partial tear of the supraspinatus, IST Infraspinatus, PIST Partial tear of the infraspinatus, SSc Subscapularis, PSSC Partial tear of the subscapularis, CT Complete tear of the subscapularis, FD Fatty degeneration