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Table 3 Preoperative and postoperative findings

From: Shoulder joint replacement can improve quality of life and outcome in patients with dysmelia: a case series

 

Preoperativea

Postoperativea

p value**

Constant score (points)

11.2 ± 5.3 (7 to 20)

78.4 ± 13,8 (54 to 88)

.0006

VAS (points)

7.4 ± 0.9 (6 to 8)

0.8 ± 1.3 (0 to 3)

.0002

Flexion (deg)

40.0 ± 29.2 (20 to 90)

144.0 ± 23.0 (110 to 170)

.0033

Abduction (deg)

61.0 ± 28.8 (30 to 90)

126.0 ± 28.8 (90 to 170)

.0034

External rotation (deg)

−3.0 ± 27.7 (−45 to 30)

30.0 ± 19.4 (10 to 55)

.0306

Internal rotation (deg)

−53.0 ± 17.2 (−80 to −40)

−76.0 ± 8.9 (−80 to −60)

.0402

  1. **Preoperative compared with postoperative. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05
  2. aThe values are given as the mean and the standard deviation, with the range in parentheses