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

Table 3 Comparison of postoperative functional scores between the two groups, mean ± SD

Characteristic	Conventional group (n = 28)	Transposition group (n = 25)	P value
ASES scores
1 year postoperatively	63.29 ± 4.21	73.40 ± 5.91	< 0.001a
Final follow-up	78.96 ± 5.02	79.92 ± 4.59	0.474
Constant-Murley scores
1 year postoperatively	58.04 ± 8.43	67.31 ± 6.56	< 0.001a
Final follow-up	78.86 ± 7.55	80.56 ± 4.06	0.305

^aP < 0.001.

ASES: American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.