eTable 2. Functional outcome.
Questionnaire | Time point after surgery | PEEK | Titanium | ||
Mean ± SD | Median (min–max) | Mean ± SD | Median (min–max) | ||
OSS | 6 weeks | 20.3 ± 9.8 | 20.5 (3.0–40.0) | 20.4 ± 8.5 | 21.5 (3.0–39.0) |
12 weeks | 33.8 ± 10.0 | 35.5 (11.0–47.0) | 33.3 ± 6.5 | 34.0 (17.0–48.0) | |
6 months | 37.7 ± 8.8 | 40 (15.0–48.0) | 38.6 ± 6.8 | 39.0 (19.0–48.0) | |
SST | 6 weeks | 30.0 ± 20.8 | 29.2 (0.0–75.0) | 29.4 ± 18.9 | 25.0 (0.0–75.0) |
12 weeks | 54.9 ± 24.8 | 54.2 (8.3–91.7) | 51.5 ± 16.5 | 50.0 (16.7–83.3) | |
6 months | 62.5 ± 22.3 | 61.8 (18.2–100) | 65.0 ± 20.1 | 58.3 (16.7–100.0) | |
DASH | 6 weeks | 56.5 ± 19.3 | 56.9 (20.7–88.9) | 59.8 ± 15.6 | 62.5 (19.8–85.3) |
12 weeks | 38.4 ± 21.4 | 35.1 (1.7–79.3) | 37.7 ± 16.2 | 35.8 (5.2–73.3) | |
6 months | 27.5 ± 20.5 | 22.4 (1.0–81.5) | 28.5 ± 17.9 | 27.6 (1.7–69.8) |
DASH, Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand; OSS, Oxford Shoulder Score; PEEK, polyetheretherketone; SD, standard deviation; SST, Simple Shoulder Test