Translation of the humeral head scale is associated with success of rotator cuff repair for large-massive tears

Table 2 Preoperative and postoperative data for all shoulders, the small-medium tear group, and the large-massive tear group. JOA, Japanese Orthopaedic Association; UCLA, University of California–Los Angeles rating scale; FE, forward elevation. Data are expressed as the number of patients (%) or as the mean ± standard deviation of the mean

Variable	Preop.	Postop.	P value
JOA score (pts)
Total	64.8 ± 11.6	90.5 ± 9.3	< 0.0001
Small/Medium	65.6 ± 10.0	95.5 ± 4.5	< 0.0001
Large/Massive	64.0 ± 12.9	85.0 ± 9.9	< 0.0001
P value	0.4531	< 0.0001
UCLA score (pts)
Total	16.0 ± 4.1	27.0 ± 5.5	< 0.0001
Small/Medium	15.9 ± 3.6	32.5 ± 2.6	< 0.0001
Large/Massive	16.0 ± 4.6	25.4 ± 5.0	< 0.0001
P value	0.9127	< 0.0001
FE (degrees)
Total	112 ± 42	148 ± 28	< 0.0001
Small/Medium	119 ± 38	158 ± 9	< 0.0001
Large/Massive	104 ± 45	138 ± 36	< 0.0001
P value	0.0509	< 0.0001

Preoperative and postoperative data for all shoulders, the small-medium tear group, and
the large-massive tear group

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