|
Variables
|
Follow-up (months)
|
No. patients accelerated group
|
No. patients conservative group
|
Mean differences (95 % CI)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Forward elevation
|
3
|
546
|
520
|
4.71 (-0.82, 10.24)
|
0.10
|
|
6
|
553
|
527
|
3.77 (2.65, 4.89)
|
< 0.001*
|
|
12
|
494
|
466
|
6.43 (0.27, 12.60)
|
0.04*
|
|
24
|
261
|
248
|
1.51 (-1.17, 4.19)
|
0.27
|
|
External rotation
|
3
|
346
|
325
|
5.41 (1.43, 9.39)
|
0.008*
|
|
6
|
346
|
325
|
3.19 (2.20, 4.81)
|
< 0.001*
|
|
12
|
287
|
264
|
1.31 (-2.55, 5.17)
|
0.51
|
|
24
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Abduction
|
3
|
309
|
308
|
6.61 (-1.55, 14.77)
|
0.11
|
|
6
|
377
|
368
|
1.69 (-0.02, 3.41)
|
0.05*
|
|
12
|
358
|
347
|
-1.48 (-4.22, 1.26)
|
0.29
|
|
24
|
261
|
248
|
0.31 (-2.48, 3.11)
|
0.83
|
|
Constant-Murley Score
|
3
|
161
|
149
|
3.71 (-1.93, 9.36)
|
0.20
|
|
6
|
229
|
209
|
2.79 (-2.91, 8.49)
|
0.34
|
|
12
|
215
|
194
|
-0.07 (-0.77, 0.63)
|
0.84
|
|
24
|
68
|
60
|
0.02 (-3.76, 3.80)
|
0.99
|
- *indicates a statistically significant p-value
