Table 4.
Comparison of active range of motion between the two groups before and after surgery ( ± S,°).
| Group | Anterior shoulder flexion | Abduction | Neutral external rotation | Abduction 90 internal rotation | Abduction 90 external rotation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before surgery | After surgery | Before surgery | After surgery | Before surgery | After surgery | Before surgery | After surgery | Before surgery | After surgery | |
| Study group (n = 42) | 80.13 ± 11.86 | 160.45 ± 5.37a | 76.25 ± 5.66 | 162.53 ± 7.11a | 24.96 ± 5.28 | 43.33 ± 3.19a | 63.22 ± 6.28 | 84.14 ± 4.11a | 66.19 ± 4.73 | 84.15 ± 3.41a |
| Control group (n = 42) | 81.14 ± 11.52 | 155.74 ± 5.63a | 76.79 ± 5.81 | 157.58 ± 6.34a | 24.75 ± 5.31 | 40.39 ± 3.41a | 63.58 ± 6.31 | 80.19 ± 3.52a | 67.14 ± 4.52 | 80.17 ± 3.59a |
| t | 0.396 | 3.923 | 0.432 | 3.368 | 0.182 | 4.080 | 0.262 | 4.731 | 0.941 | 5.209 |
| P | 0.693 | <0.001 | 0.667 | 0.001 | 0.856 | <0.001 | 0.794 | <0.001 | 0.349 | <0.001 |
Note: “a” is P < 0.05, compared with the same group before operation.