Table II.
Two-year clinical outcomes.
| Variable | Constrained liner (n = 22) |
Matched unconstrained (n = 44) |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| DSB | |||||
| VAS pain | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .493 |
| ASES | 78.7 | 14.4 | 82.2 | 20.5 | .477 |
| WOOS | 81.4 | 19.0 | 84.1 | 21.3 | .617 |
| SANE | 76.5 | 24.1 | 77.3 | 23.9 | .899 |
| VR-12 mental | 46.7 | 11.2 | 54.5 | 8.3 | .002 |
| Constant | 62.5 | 9.8 | 65.4 | 13.8 | .382 |
| Range of motion | |||||
| Active FF (degrees) | 133 | 19 | 143 | 21 | .065 |
| Active ER at Side (degrees) | 40 | 23 | 45 | 12 | .249 |
| Active ER at 90 (degrees) | 56 | 22 | 64 | 27 | .233 |
| Active IR (spinal level) | L4 | 4 | L4 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Active IR (at 90 abd) | 39 | 23 | 38 | 22 | .864 |
| Strength | |||||
| Constant-Murley (kg) | 3.22 | 1.59 | 4.17 | 2.09 | .064 |
| External rotation strength (kg) | 4 | 1.36 | 5.44 | 1.91 | .002 |
| Belly press strength (kg) | 4 | 2.68 | 4.76 | 2.4 | .241 |
SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analog scale; ASES, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; WOOS, Western Ontario Osteoarthris of the Shoulder; SANE, single assessment numeric evaluation; FF, forward flexion; ER, external rotation; IR, internal rotation.