Table 5. Comparison of the Healing Success and Healing Failure Groups in Univariate Analysis.
| Variable | Healing success (n = 32) | Healing failure (n = 10) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 60.1 ± 10.1 | 64.7 ± 5.2 | 0.067 |
| Sex (male : female) | 16 : 16 | 6 : 4 | 0.723 |
| Hand dominance (right : left) | 26 : 6 | 8 : 2 | 0.960 |
| Diabetes mellitus (yes : no) | 27 : 5 | 8 : 2 | 0.959 |
| Hypertension (yes : no) | 19 : 13 | 7 : 3 | 0.715 |
| Steroid injection (yes : no) | 28 : 4 | 10 : 0 | 0.321 |
| Smoking (yes : no) | 23 : 9 | 6 : 4 | 0.697 |
| Trauma (yes : no) | 9 : 23 | 2 : 8 | 0.972 |
| Biceps procedure (none : tenotomy) | 25 : 7 | 7 : 3 | 0.476 |
| Symptom duration (mo) | 10.8 ± 21.2 | 12.4 ± 19.9 | 0.732 |
| Preoperative | |||
| Visual analog scale | 5.2 ± 1.5 | 4.5 ± 1.0 | 0.204 |
| UCLA score | 22.6 ± 3.2 | 22.7 ± 3.8 | 0.950 |
| Constant score | 44.3 ± 12.1 | 45.5 ± 9.0 | 0.766 |
| Forward flexion (°) | 132.5 ± 48.6 | 128.0 ± 53.5 | 0.804 |
| Abduction (°) | 128.9 ± 47.6 | 121.1 ± 49.5 | 0.652 |
| Fatty infiltration | |||
| Supraspinatus | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 2.9 ± 0.7 | 0.169 |
| Infraspinatus | 1.0 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 0.410 |
| Subscapularis | 0.9 ± 0.8 | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 0.436 |
| Preoperative AHD | 6.8 ± 1.6 | 5.6 ± 1.8 | 0.043* |
| Tear size (mm) | 44.9 ± 9.4 | 44.1 ± 9.3 | 0.799 |
| No. of suture anchors | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 0.387 |
| Medialization length (mm) | 8.6 ± 1.7 | 8.9 ± 0.9 | 0.417 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
UCLA: University of California, Los Angeles, AHD: acromiohumeral distance.
*Statistically significant difference between groups (p < 0.05).