Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Patient data according to treatment group
From: Massive rotator cuff tears: functional outcome after debridement or arthroscopic partial repair
Group 1 (partial repair) | Group 2 (debridement) | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 21 | 21 | 42 |
Sex (male/female) | 15/6 | 16/5 | 31/11 |
Age (years) | 62.5 ± 2.3 | 64.3 ± 3.4 | 63.4 ± 3.0 |
Minimum | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Maximum | 67 | 72 | 72 |
Follow-up 1 (months) | 16.2 ± 2.8 | 17.6 ± 3.2 | 16.8 ± 3.0 |
Minimum | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Maximum | 21 | 24 | 24 |
Follow-up 2 (months) | 23.8 ± 1.9 | 24.7 ± 19.9 | 24.2 ± 1.95 |
Minimum | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Maximum | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Side (right/left) | 14/7 | 17/4 | 31/11 |
Involvement of the dominant arm | 71% | 66% | 69% |