Table 1.
Comparison of Characteristics Between Patients With Intact and Failed Grafts Diagnosed by MRI at 1-Year Postoperatively
| Variable | Intact Graft (n = 3), Mean ± SD or n (%) |
Failed Graft (n = 7), Mean ± SD or n (%) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 68.7 ± 7.1 | 54.3 ± 4.2 | .022 |
| Male sex | 1 (33.3) | 4 (57.1) | .490 |
| Previous surgery | 0 (0) | 2 (28.6) | .301 |
| Operative side | >0.999 | ||
| Right | 2 (66.7) | 6 (85.7) | |
| Left | 1 (33.3) | 1 (14.3) | |
| VAS pain | |||
| Preoperative | 5 ± 0 | 7 ± 2.1 | .271 |
| 12 months postoperative | 0 ± 0 | 1.5 ± 2.1 | .123 |
| SST | |||
| Preoperative | 3.3 ± 1.5 | 5.6 ± 3.1 | .353 |
| First postoperative | 2.3 ± 1.5 | 2 ± 1.4 | .791 |
| 6 weeks postoperative | 3 ± 0 | 4.3 ± 1.8 | .359 |
| 3 months postoperative | 5 ± 1 | 8.1± 2 | .063 |
| 6 months postoperative | 8.7 ± 0.6 | 9.1 ± 2.9 | .725 |
| 12 months postoperative | 9.7 ± 2.1 | 10.3 ± 2.1 | .562 |
| ASES Shoulder Score | |||
| Pre-op | 38.3 ± 7.6 | 44.7 ± 11.6 | .487 |
| First postoperative | 48.3 ± 17.2 | 42 ± 9.7 | .563 |
| 6 weeks postoperative | 55 ± 2.8 | 44.9 ± 9.4 | .140 |
| 3 months postoperative | 69.7 ± 13.7 | 67.3 ± 8.8 | .646 |
| 6 months postoperative | 88.7 ± 1.2 | 80 ± 14.1 | .435 |
| 12 months postoperative | 90 ± 8.9 | 86.1 ± 12.3 | .909 |
| Forward flexion ROM, | |||
| Preoperative | 120 ± 87 | 148 ± 31 | >0.999 |
| 12 months postoperative, | 163 ± 29 | 176 ± 10 | .416 |
| Abduction ROM | |||
| Preoperative | 130 ± 86.6 | 135 ± 55.2 | .663 |
| 12 months postoperative | 150 ± 52 | 173 ± 12.2 | .673 |
ASES, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; ROM, range of motion; SD, standard deviation; SST, Simple Shoulder Test; VAS, visual analog scale.