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. 2019 Nov 8;116(45):757–763. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0757

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