Table V.

Speed of recovery for patients who underwent rotator cuff repair only and rotator cuff repair with biceps tenodesis

Procedure	Interval	ASES function, %	SST, %	SANE, %	VAS function, %	VAS pain, %	FE, %	ER, %
RCR only	3 mo	36	39	61	57	73	17	—∗
	6 mo	80	78	89	78	88	74	80†
	1 yr	100	100	100	100	100	100	100†
Biceps tenodesis	3 mo	42	48	57	49	79	31	—∗
	6 mo	85	88	86	82	92	93	85†
	1 yr	100	100	100	100	100	100	100†

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.

^∗ER decreased compared to preoperative value and thus is excluded.

^†Speed of recovery (% improvement) based on 3-month to 1-year improvement.