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

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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2025; 16(6): 103875
Published online Jun 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i6.103875

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

^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.

Table 2 Comparison of visual analogue scale scores between the two groups, mean ± SD

Characteristic	Conventional group (n = 28)	Transposition group (n = 25)	P value
VAS scores
1 week postoperatively	3.64 ± 1.95	2.08 ± 1.19	0.001^a
1 year postoperatively	1.71 ± 0.94	1.64 ± 1.00	0.781
Final follow-up	1.25 ± 0.65	1.24 ± 0.66	0.956

^aP < 0.01.

VAS: Visual analogue scale.

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	< 0.001^a
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	< 0.001^a
Final follow-up	78.86 ± 7.55	80.56 ± 4.06	0.305

^aP < 0.001.

ASES: American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

Table 4 Comparison of one-year magnetic resonance imaging healing status between the two groups

Characteristic	Conventional group (n = 28)	Transposition group (n = 25)	χ²	P value
Sugaya classification
I	8	7	0.400	0.819
II	15	15
III	5	3

Citation: Zhou YJ, Wang BB, Wen HW, Xu L, Feng J, Xu FS. Clinical comparison of arthroscopic double-row rotator cuff repair with or without long head of biceps tendon transposition. World J Orthop 2025; 16(6): 103875
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v16.i6.103875