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. 2020 Mar 2;478(10):2343-2348. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001215

Table 3.

Visits for shoulder pain before and after vaccination

Variable All patients (n = 170) Shoulder problem (n = 170)
Fracture or dislocation (n = 21) Other shoulder injury (n = 15) Atraumatic shoulder pain (n = 134)
Age (years) 21 (20-26) 20 (18-23) 21 (19-27) 22 (20-27)
Women, % (n) 39 (66) 33 (7) 40 (6) 40 (53)
Appointment within 3 months before or after vaccination
Before vaccination only, % (n) 31 (52) 14 (3) 33 (5) 33 (44)
After vaccination only, % (n) 24 (40) 38 (8) 20 (3) 22 (29)
Before and after vaccination, % (n) 46 (78) 48 (10) 47 (7) 46 (61)
Diagnosis
 Abrasion 3 3
 Acromioclavicular separation 4 4
 Clavicle fracture 3 3
 Contusion 1 1
 Shoulder dislocation or subluxation 14 14
 Fall or unspecified shoulder injury 13 13
 Shoulder instability 5 5
 Shoulder pain 51 51
 Rotator cuff tendinopathy 42 42
 Scapula issue 20 20
 Unspecified shoulder problem 16 16

Continuous variables are presented as the median (interquartile range); discrete variables are presented as the number (percentage).