Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Characteristics of the cuff tears and the surgical procedures
Fibromyalgia group | Control group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Fatty infiltration (mean ± SD)* | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 0.49 |
Tear retraction (mean ± SD[mm]) | 9.7 ± 9.2 | 13.6 ± 15.2 | 0.41 |
Time from onset to surgery (mean ± SD[months]) | 37.5 ± 31.3 | 23.9 ± 35.1 | 0.26 |
Biceps tendon tenotomy (%) | 66.70% | 66.70% | 1 |
Biceps tendon tenodesis (%) | 11.10% | 0% | 0.49 |
Complete/partial tear (%) | 66.7%/33.3% | 88.9%/11.1% | 0.23 |
Involved tendons | |||
Supraspinatus (% of patients) | 100% | 100% | |
Infraspinatus (% of patients) | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
Subscapularis (% of patients) | 38.9% | 27.8% | 0.48 |