Table 5.
Outcomes of Tenotomy Versus Tenodesis in Patients Aged >65 Years a
| Men | Women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenotomy | Tenodesis | Tenotomy | Tenodesis | |||||||
| Outcome Measure | n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | P | n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | P |
| Preoperative | ||||||||||
| ASES function | 73 | 14.8 ± 6.0 | 257 | 15.1 ± 5.8 | .629 | 69 | 12.8 ± 6.2 | 183 | 13.5 ± 5.7 | .388 |
| ASES index | 73 | 52.4 ± 18.0 | 257 | 53.2 ± 17.3 | .763 | 68 | 45.3 ± 18.2 | 183 | 48.7 ± 18.9 | .246 |
| SANE | 73 | 37.9 ± 22.4 | 255 | 38.3 ± 20.1 | .729 | 69 | 38.3 ± 19.7 | 183 | 42.9 ± 23.2 | .148 |
| VAS pain | 75 | 4.5 ± 2.5 | 261 | 4.4 ± 2.3 | .719 | 68 | 5.2 ± 2.5 | 187 | 4.8 ± 2.5 | .380 |
| VR-12 MCS | 74 | 53.5 ± 9.1 | 249 | 54.7 ± 9.3 | .247 | 68 | 52.0 ± 10.4 | 184 | 54.2 ± 10.1 | .094 |
| VR-12 PCS | 74 | 39.2 ± 7.7 | 249 | 37.6 ± 7.4 | .077 | 68 | 35.8 ± 8.4 | 184 | 36.6 ± 8.6 | .452 |
| 2 years | ||||||||||
| ASES function | 78 | 26.1 ± 5.1 | 272 | 27.1 ± 4.7 | .076 | 74 | 25.4 ± 4.9 | 197 | 26.5 ± 4.9 | .036 |
| ASES index | 78 | 87.6 ± 16.9 | 272 | 90.6 ± 14.9 | .125 | 74 | 87.1 ± 14.0 | 197 | 89.2 ± 15.0 | .077 |
| SANE | 78 | 72.4 ± 32.0 | 273 | 84.0 ± 23.1 | .003 | 74 | 74.8 ± 31.3 | 198 | 74.6 ± 32.4 | .696 |
| VAS pain | 79 | 1.3 ± 2.1 | 274 | 0.9 ± 1.7 | .061 | 75 | 1.2 ± 1.8 | 198 | 1.0 ± 1.6 | .339 |
| VR-12 MCS | 78 | 57.0 ± 6.8 | 268 | 56.9 ± 6.7 | .973 | 74 | 54.2 ± 7.6 | 194 | 55.5 ± 7.8 | .113 |
| VR-12 PCS | 78 | 47.0 ± 8.6 | 268 | 48.3 ± 8.0 | .269 | 74 | 46.3 ± 8.4 | 194 | 47.6 ± 8.5 | .173 |
| Δ (preoperative to 2 y) | ||||||||||
| ASES function | 73 | 11.2 ± 7.0 | 255 | 11.9 ± 6.5 | .556 | 68 | 12.6 ± 6.3 | 182 | 13.0 ± 6.9 | .528 |
| ASES index | 73 | 34.8 ± 21.5 | 255 | 37.2 ± 18.5 | .437 | 67 | 41.2 ± 18.0 | 182 | 40.8 ± 21.8 | .969 |
| SANE | 73 | 33.3 ± 39 | 254 | 45.7 ± 28.7 | .027 | 68 | 35.0 ± 37.3 | 183 | 31.2 ± 41.3 | .568 |
| VAS pain | 75 | -3.3 ± 2.8 | 261 | -3.4 ± 2.3 | .605 | 68 | -3.9 ± 2.7 | 187 | -3.8 ± 2.8 | .765 |
| VR-12 MCS | 74 | 3.8 ± 9.2 | 244 | 2.3 ± 8.9 | .153 | 67 | 1.9 ± 11.1 | 181 | 1.5 ± 9.7 | .831 |
| VR-12 PCS | 74 | 8.0 ± 8.1 | 244 | 10.4 ± 8.7 | .053 | 67 | 10.9 ± 8.0 | 181 | 11.1 ± 10.2 | .827 |
a Boldface P values indicate statistically significant difference by sex between treatment groups (P < .05). ASES, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; MCS, Mental Component Summary; PCS, Physical Component Summary; SANE, Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation; VAS, visual analog scale; VR-12, Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey.