Table IV.

Plateau in maximal improvement for patients who underwent rotator cuff repair only and rotator cuff repair with biceps tenodesis

Interval	ASES function	SST	SANE	VAS function	VAS pain	FE	ER
6 mo					RCR-BT	RCR-BT	RCR-BT
1 yr	RCR only and RCR-BT	RCR only and RCR-BT	RCR only and RCR-BT	RCR only and RCR-BT	RCR only	RCR only	RCR only∗

ASES, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form; RCR, rotator cuff tear; RCR-BT, rotator cuff tear with biceps tenodesis; SST, Simple Shoulder Test; SANE, Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation; VAS, visual analog scale; FE, forward elevation; ER, external rotation.

^∗No true plateau as there was no significant improvement from the preoperative value.