Table 1 Demographic and surgical details

AGE (mean + sd)

56.5 + 10

58.1 + 9

0.5

SEX

1

 Male

26

27

 Female

23

32

ARM DOMINANCE

0.2

 Yes

40

42

 No

9

17

TRAUMA

0.3

 Yes

12

10

 No

37

49

LOCATION

1

 Supraspinatus

25

30

 Supraspinatus+ Infraspinatus

24

29

DIMENSION

0.1

 < 1 cm or 1–3 cm

25

41

 3–5 cm

24

18

LHB patology

0.2

 Tear

18

24

 Tendinophaty

10

14

 Absent

21

11

LHB Treatment

0.3

 No

17

19

 Tenotomy

19

25

 Tenodesis

13

5

 Performed

22

29

 Not performed

27

30

NUMBER OF ANCHORS (mean + sd)

1.71+ 0.72

1.76 + 0.67

0.5