Treatment and outcomes of chronic locked posterior shoulder dislocations: a retrospective case series

Table 1 Clinical variables

	Before surgery	After surgery	p	Postoperative gain
Active anterior elevation	51 ± 27	142 ± 36	0.007	82 ± 55
Active abduction	21 ± 9	129 ± 31	< 0.001	105 ± 22
Active external rotation elbow at the side	-29 ± 22	38 ± 20	< 0.001	66 ± 17
Active internal rotation^a	0.9 ± 1.1	6.0 ± 1.6	< 0.001	4.3 ± 1.4
Pain subscore^b	5.8 ± 3.8	12.3 ± 2.6	0.017	7.5 ± 5.2
Daily activities subscore	2.8 ± 0.8	17.8 ± 2.5	0.001	15.4 ± 1.8
Mobility subscore	2.0 ± 2.0	28.9 ± 7.5	< 0.001	27.2 ± 5.9
Strength subscore	0	18 ± 5.0	< 0.001	17.3 ± 5.2
Constant score	9.8 ± 3.6	78.3 ± 10.8	< 0.001	69 ± 8.5
Normalized Constant score	10.8 ± 3.6	90 ± 8.3	< 0.001	76.2 ± 7.1

Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation
^athe number of points for the maximal vertebral level reached by the patient’s thumb (Constant–Murley score)
^b evaluated using the Constant-Murley score methodology, a higher pain subscore means less pain

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