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Table II.

Clinical examinations of patients in the OSPBT group and the ASPBT group.

Variable	OSPBT	ASPBT
VAS score
Preoperative	5.02±1.05	4.92±1.51
3 months postoperatively	2.41±0.76^a,b	3.59±1.02^a
6 months postoperatively	1.64±0.81^a	1.77±0.81^a
12 months postoperatively	0.95±0.65^a	1.18±1.36^a
Constant score
Preoperative	53.75±7.19	52.08±10.54
3 months postoperatively	63.25±7.01^a	60.61±6.39^a
6 months postoperatively	81.16±6.32^a	78.64±5.14^a
12 months postoperatively	90.71±4.29^a	90.38±3.14^a
ASES score
Preoperative	52.89±8.16	49.51±11.05
3 months postoperatively	68.39±3.98^a	64.84±4.07^a
6 months postoperatively	80.52±5.93^a	78.36±5.53^a
12 months postoperatively	89.05±4.02^a	88.51±3.42^a

Data presented as the mean ± SD or n (%), and P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

P<0.05 vs. respective preoperative score

P<0.05 vs. ASPBT. ASES, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; ASPBT, arthroscopic suprapectoral biceps tenodesis; Constant score, Constant-Murley shoulder outcome scores; OSPBT, open subpectoral biceps tenodesis; VAS, visual analog scale.