Table 4.

Clinical Outcomes According to the Degree of Calcification Removal

Variable	Incomplete removal (n=22)	Complete removal (n=17)	p-value
Size of calcific desposit (mm)
Preoperative	15.6 ± 6.3	10.9 ± 3.8	0.01*
Immediate postoperative	6.1 ± 3.7	0.2 ± 0.3	<0.001*
VAS score
Preoperative	7.8 ± 0.7	7.8 ± 0.7	0.94
Final follow-up	0.6 ± 0.9	0.2 ±0.4	0.21
ASES score
Preoperative	47.7 ± 14.8	52.3 ± 11.3	0.60
Final follow-up	83.7 ± 8.2	86.3 ± 6.6	0.38
Constant score
Preoperative	48.9 ± 15.8	51.9 ± 14.1	0.36
Final follow-up	89.0 ± 5.5	90.5 ± 5.5	0.20

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

VAS: visual analogue score, ASES: American Shoulder Elbow Surgeons.

^*Statistically significant.