Table 3.
Pre-, Intra- and Post-Operative Data
| Items | Group NS (7) | Group S (7) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-operative VAS† | 4.71±1.67 | 4.13±1.83 | 0.511 |
| Pre-operative flexion† | 167.14±4.52 | 160.00±13.09 | 0.511 |
| Pre-operative abduction | 161.42±6.39 | 158.57±14.57 | 0.644 |
| Pre-operative external rotation | 47.86±7.49 | 54.29±18.60 | 0.421 |
| Pre-operative internal rotation# | 13.86±2.23 | 11.63±2.05 | 0.075 |
| Pre-operative Constant score | 72.43±8.94 | 67.29±14.12 | 0.432 |
| Pre-operative ASES score | 68.33±8.91 | 68.81±13.91 | 0.940 |
| Pre-operative FUSS | 73.71±5.57 | 68.86±13.42 | 0.403 |
| Tear size (cm) | 2.29±0.88 | 2.71±1.36 | 0.550 |
| Single-row* | 1 | 3 | 0.236 |
| Anchors† | 2.57±1.05 | 2±0.53 | 0.432 |
| Post-operative pain VAS** | 1.71±0.70 | 2.00±1.07 | 0.560 |
| Post-operative flexion** | 162.86±12.78 | 107.14±12.78 | <0.001 |
| Post-operative abduction†, ** | 161.43±13.55 | 95.00±9.64 | 0.002 |
| Post-operative external rotation** | 59.29±14.00 | 34.29±15.68 | 0.037 |
| Post-operative internal rotation** | 11.34±2.35 | 15.00±1.31 | 0.004 |
Notes: †The difference was calculated by Mann–Whitney U-test; *Fisher exact test; **the data was collected at 3 months post-operatively; #the highest vertebral level that a patient can reach with the thumb was recorded and numbered serially as 1 to 12 for the 1st to 12th thoracic vertebrae, 13 to 17 for the 1st to 5th lumbar vertebrae, and 18 for the level below the sacral vertebrae.
Abbreviation: VAS, visual analog scale.