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. 2018 Jun 1;21(2):75–81. doi: 10.5397/cise.2018.21.2.75

Table 2.

Serial Change in Passive Range of Motion over the Postoperative Recovery Period

Variable Passive range of motion (°)
Forward flexion Abduction External rotation Internal rotation
Initial 162.5 ± 22.7 154.3 ± 25.3 62.5 ± 13.9 59.2 ± 12.0
POD 3 months 163.0 ± 23.0 155.1 ± 26.8 63.5 ± 15.4 60.3 ± 12.8
p-value 0.16 0.71 0.21 0.21
POD 6 months 166.1 ± 18.2 158.4 ± 25.7 64.1 ± 14.9 61.8 ± 12.3
p-value 0.08 0.01* 0.01* 0.01*
POD 12 months 170.0 ± 11.0 162.8 ± 17.9 66.4 ± 10.6 64.9 ± 9.1
p-value 0.02* 0.001* 0.01* 0.001*
Last visit 172.3 ± 9.8 166.1 ± 16.0 67.4 ± 10.4 65.1 ± 9.1
p-value 0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001*

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. All p-values were compared to the initial range of motion.

POD: postoperative day.

*

Statistically significant compared to initial range of motion.