Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 4 Comparison of characteristic features between patients with moderate and severe postoperative stiffness
Variable | Moderate stiffness (n = 86) | Severe stiffness (n = 35) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 67.9 ± 8.8 | 69.2 ± 9.9 | 0.31 |
Sex | |||
Male | 33 (38.4) | 14 (40) | 0.51 |
Female | 53 (61.6) | 21 (60) | |
Laterality | |||
Right | 57 (66.3) | 23 (65.7) | 0.66 |
Left | 29 (33.7) | 12 (34.3) | |
Diabetes | |||
Yes | 19 (22) | 7 (20) | 0.42 |
No | 67 (78) | 28 (80) | |
Involved tendon | |||
Supraspinatus | 36 (41.9) | 13 (37.1) | |
Subscapularis | 5 (5.8) | 3 (8.6) | |
Supraspinatus and subscapularis | 19 (22.1) | 8 (22.9) | 0.54 |
Supraspinatus and infraspinatus | 18 (20.9) | 9 (25.7) | |
Supraspinatus and subscapularis and infraspinatus | 8 (9.3) | 2 (5.7) | |
Tear size | |||
Small | 25 (29.1) | 9 (25.7) | |
Medium | 21 (22.1) | 10 (28.6) | 0. 41 |
Large | 19 (24.4) | 9 (25.7) | |
Massive | 21 (24.4) | 7 (20) | |
Associated procedures | |||
Tenotomy | 80 (93) | 33 (94.3) | 0.75 |
Tenodesis | 6 (7) | 2 (5.7) | |
Mean time from symptom onset to operation (months) | 6.6 ± 4.5 | 6.8 ± 4.9 | 0.46 |
Etiology | |||
Traumatic | 39 (45.3) | 19 (54.3) | 0.04 |
Atraumatic | 47 (54.7) | 16 (46.7) | |
Mean VAS 1 week after surgery | 7.4 ± 2.9 | 8.3 ± 3.1 | < 0.001 |
Mean VAS 3 months after surgery | 7.7 ± 2.8 | 8.8 ± 3.5 | < 0.001 |