Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 4 Preoperative and postoperative values of Constant score and DASH score in the entire series (group 1, partial rotator cuff repair; group 2, debridement)
From: Massive rotator cuff tears: functional outcome after debridement or arthroscopic partial repair
Preoperative | Follow-up 1 | Follow-up 2 | P value | F value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pain (points) | |||||
Group 1 | 2.5 ± 2.5 | 9.5 ± 5.6 | 9 ± 5.2 | 0.172 | 1.802 |
Group 2 | 2.3 ± 2.5 | 8 ± 5.4 | 6.3 ± 3.9 | ||
All | 2.4 ± 2.5 | 8.7 ± 5.5 | 7.6 ± 4.8 | ||
Activity (points) | |||||
Group 1 | 7 ± 1.9 | 15.9 ± 2.3 | 14.9 ± 2.2 | <0.01 | 21.391 |
Group 2 | 6.5 ± 2.4 | 12 ± 3.8 | 10.1 ± 2.8 | ||
All | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 13.9 ± 3.7 | 12.5 ± 3.5 | ||
Motion (points) | |||||
Group 1 | 20.5 ± 5.3 | 28.9 ± 5 | 27.3 ± 4.2 | 0.009 | 4.967 |
Group 2 | 17.7 ± 6.7 | 23.9 ± 6 | 20.6 ± 6 | ||
All | 19.1 ± 6.1 | 26.4 ± 6 | 23.9 ± 6.1 | ||
Strength (points) | |||||
Group 1 | 6.9 ± 4.1 | 9.4 ± 4.8 | 7 ± 3.8 | 0.645 | 0.440 |
Group 2 | 3.4 ± 3.7 | 5.6 ± 5.4 | 3.8 ± 3.7 | ||
All | 5.1 ± 4.2 | 7.5 ± 5.4 | 5.4 ± 4 | ||
Total (points) | |||||
Group 1 | 36.9 ± 7 | 63.7 ± 13.2 | 58.2 ± 11 | <0.01 | 8.561 |
Group 2 | 29.9 ± 11.2 | 49.6 ± 16.4 | 40.7 ± 12.4 | ||
All | 33.4 ± 9.8 | 56.6 ± 16.3 | 49.5 ± 14.6 | ||
Total adjusted (points) | |||||
Group 1 | 45.9 ± 9.2 | 79.4 ± 17.5 | 72.8 ± 16 | <0.01 | 8.702 |
Group 2 | 37 ± 13.6 | 61.3 ± 19.9 | 50.4 ± 15.3 | ||
All | 41.5 ± 12.3 | 70.4 ± 20.6 | 61.5 ± 19.2 | ||
DASH score (points) | |||||
Group 1 | 64.6 ± 11.9 | 16 ± 16.1 | 23.8 ± 16.8 | 0.119 | 2.185 |
Group 2 | 69.5 ± 10.5 | 29.7 ± 19.7 | 35.3 ± 18.6 | ||
All | 67.1 ± 11.4 | 22.9 ± 19.1 | 29.6 ± 18.4 | ||