Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients with rotator cuff disease

	Non-surgical group (n=95)*	Surgical group (n=95)*
Patients	93	94
Men, n (%)	50 (53)	52 (55)
Full-thickness ruptures, n (%)	48 (51)	50 (53)
Right shoulder, n (%)	62 (65)	58 (61)
Age, mean (SD)	56 (8)	56 (8)
Duration of pain, months, median (IQR)	12 (8 to 21)	12 (8 to 36)
Traumatic onset	16 (17)	17 (18)
Pain, VAS, mean (SD)
Rest	37 (26)	36 (25)
Arm activity	60 (23)	55 (26)
Night	51 (29)	50 (28)
Constant score, mean (SD)	55 (16)	57 (17)
Had performed exercises
PT-guided exercises n (%)	60 (63)	53 (56)
Home exercises, n (%)	52 (55)	44 (46)
Received corticosteroid injections, n (%)	65 (68)	67 (71)

*Shoulders.

PT, physiotherapist; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.