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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Primary (Constant and SST scores) and secondary (VAS score) outcomes in both groups

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Preoperative

At 6-month follow-up

At 2-year follow-up

IA

SP

IA

SP

IA

SP

Constant (mean ± SD)

54.2 ± 6.1

52.1 ± 7.2

82.1 ± 5.6

81.2 ± 6.9

93.1 ± 3.9

92.7 ± 5.2

SST (mean ± SD)

3.9 ± 0.8

3.4 ± 0.8

10.2 ± 0.7

10.2 ± 0.8

11.5 ± 0.7

11.3 ± 0.8

VAS (mean ± SD)

8.2 ± 1

8.4 ± 1.1

2 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.9

0.4 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.5

  1. SST Simple Shoulder Test, VAS visual analogue scale, SD standard deviation, IA intraarticular, SP subpectoral