Table 1 Descriptive data of 122 patients (partial repair vs. complete repair)

Age (years)

67, SD = 9 (40-90 y)

64, SD = 9 (41-83 y)

p = 0.09

Symptom duration (months)

42, SD = 61

50, SD = 58

p = 0.49

Comorbidity (0-52)

3.93, SD = 2

4.04, SD = 2

P = 0.80

Smoker

5 (7%)

3 (6%)

p = 1.00

Sex

Male

48 (66%)

33 (67%)

p = 0.86

Female

25 (34%)

16 (33%)

Dominant side

L

2 (3%)

1 (2%)

P = 0.83

R

71 (97%)

48 (98%)

Affected side

L

21 (29%)

12 (23%)

P = 0.52

R

52 (71%)

37 (77%)

Mechanism of injury

Traumatic

22 (30%)

11 (22%)

P = 0.41

Non-traumatic

51 (70%)

38 (78%)

Work-related injury

9 (12%)

6 (12%)

p = 0.99

Night pain

48 (65%)

32 (48%)

p = 0.96

Tear size

Large

47 (64%)

39 (80%)

p = 0.07

Massive

26 (36%)

10 (20%)

Largest dimension (cm)

4.43, SD = 0.87

3.96, SD = 0.90

p = 0.002

Tear shape

Crescent

6 (8%)

20 (41%)

p < 0.0001

L-shaped

8 (11%)

18 (36%)

U-shaped

59 (81%)

11 (22%)

Tendon quality

Good

6 (8%)

20 (41%)

p < 0.0001

Fair

59 (81%)

28 (57%)

Poor

8 (11%)

1 (0.2%)

Biceps pathology

Full rupture

22 (30%)

15 (31%)

P = 0.98

Partial rupture

30 (41%)

20 (41)

Subluxed/dislocated

4 (5%)

3 (6%)

Associated surgeries

Lat clavicle resection

29 (53%)

26 (53%)

p = 0.19

Biceps tenodesis

9 (12%)

5 (10%)

p = 0.78

Biceps tenotomy

2 (3%)

2 (4%)

p = 1.00

Debridement for OA

8 (11%)

2 (4%)

p = 0.31