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Table 3 Macroscopic and microscopic assessments of synovitis in the glenohumeral joint and subacromial space

From: Macroscopic and microscopic assessments of the glenohumeral and subacromial synovitis in rotator cuff disease

 

Glenohumeral jointa

 

Anterior

Posterior

Inferior

p value

Averageb

p value*

Macroscopic parameter

      

 Hypertrophy

1.22 ± 0.60

1.30 ± 0.66

1.06 ± 0.68

.148

1.19 ± 0.50

< .001

 Hyperemia

0.50 ± 0.50

0.57 ± 0.50

0.22 ± 0.42

< .001

0.43 ± 0.34

< .001

 Density

0.67 ± 0.48

0.83 ± 0.38

0.59 ± 0.50

.020

0.70 ± 0.33

< .001

Macroscopic grade

1.56 ± 0.79

1.81 ± 0.78

1.26 ± 0.65

.001

1.54 ± 0.61

< .001

Microscopic assessment

      

 Østergaard

1.18 ± 0.52

1.20 ± 0.49

1.16 ± 0.35

.878

1.18 ± 0.46

.002

 Loeuille

1.44 ± 0.58

1.49 ± 0.54

1.46 ± 0.41

.890

1.46 ± 0.51

.002

 m. Krenn

1.43 ± 1.06

1.52 ± 0.84

1.25 ± 0.72

.269

1.40 ± 0.88

.019

 Scanzello

1.17 ± 1.09

1.50 ± 1.04

1.31 ± 1.04

.265

1.33 ± 1.06

.390

 

Subacromial spacea

 
 

Anterior

Posterior

Medial

Lateral

p value

Averagec

Macroscopic parameter

      

 Hypertrophy

0.78 ± 0.77

0.41 ± 0.63

0.80 ± 0.74

1.02 ± 0.74

< .001

0.75 ± 0.47

 Hyperemia

0.19 ± 0.39

0.09 ± 0.29

0.19 ± 0.39

0.20 ± 0.41

.406

0.17 ± 0.27

 Density

0.46 ± 0.50

0.20 ± 0.41

0.59 ± 0.50

0.56 ± 0.50

< .001

0.45 ± 0.32

Macroscopic grade

1.00 ± 0.77

0.59 ± 0.84

0.94 ± 0.66

1.24 ± 0.78

< .001

0.94 ± 0.56

Microscopic assessment

      

 Østergaard

1.03 ± 0.29

1.03 ± 0.27

1.07 ± 0.37

0.94 ± 0.35

.101

1.04 ± 0.31

 Loeuille

1.27 ± 0.37

1.31 ± 0.30

1.33 ± 0.45

1.20 ± 0.42

.166

1.30 ± 0.38

 m. Krenn

1.17 ± 0.60

1.07 ± 0.64

1.33 ± 0.79

1.21 ± 0.70

.269

1.19 ± 0.68

 Scanzello

1.26 ± 1.05

1.07 ± 0.95

1.37 ± 0.81

1.15 ± 0.79

.136

1.23 ± 0.94

  1. *Comparison between the averages of the macroscopic and microscopic measures of the glenohumeral joint and the subacromial space using the paired t-test
  2. aThe values are given the mean and the standard deviation
  3. bAverage of the macroscopic measures in the glenohumeral joint
  4. cAverage of the macroscopic measures in the subacromial space