Clinical comparison of arthroscopic double-row rotator cuff repair with or without long head of biceps tendon transposition

Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the included patients

Characteristic	Conventional group (n = 28)	Transposition group (n = 25)	P value
Age (years), mean ± SD	59.82 ± 6.74	60.48 ± 7.38	0.736a
Sex (men/women)	16/12	11/14	0.339b
Duration of preoperative symptoms (months), mean ± SD	16.64 ± 3.14	18.12 ± 3.62	0.513a
Surgery side (left/right)	11/17	7/18	0.386b
Goutallier grade (I/II)	13/15	13/12	0.685b
History of trauma (yes/No)	7/21	6/19	0.856b
Other comorbidities (yes/No)	8/20	5/20	0.489b
With SST (yes/No)	10/18	7/18	0.455b
With SLAP (yes/No)	2/26	0/25	0.484b
VAS pain score, mean ± SD	6.61 ± 1.87	6.96 ± 1.90	0.500a
ASES score, mean ± SD	36.43 ± 7.62	35.68 ± 7.59	0.722a
Constant score, mean ± SD	45.11 ± 6.36	44.84 ± 5.44	0.871a

^aP Student’s t-test.

^bP Pearson’s χ² test.

SST: Subscapularis tendon; SLAP: Superior labrum anterior and posterior; VAS: Visual analogue scale; ASES: American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.