Table 2.

The final results of shoulder scores and complications for both groups.

	Group A	Group B	P value
ASES score	87.4 ± 14.5	95.01 ± 6.9	0.03
UCLA score	31.04 ± 4.4	33.3 ± 2.2	0.04
VAS	1.1 ± 1.08	0.54 ± 0.63	0.03
Complications number	5	2	0.214193
Nonunion	2	0	0.4878
Varus deformity	0	2	0.4878
Radial nerve injury	0	0	—
Infection	0	0	—
Shoulder complications	2 cases of subacromial bursitis; 1 case of partial rotator cuff tear	0	P < 0.001

ASES: American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; UCLA: University of California at Los Angeles Shoulder, and VAS; visual analog score. They were compared by independent T-test, while the complications by chi-square test and Fisher's exact test.