Baseline characteristics of patients with rotator cuff disease
| Non-surgical group (n=95)* | Surgical group (n=95)* | |
| Patients | 93 | 94 |
| Men, n (%) | 50 (53) | 52 (55) |
| Full-thickness ruptures, n (%) | 48 (51) | 50 (53) |
| Right shoulder, n (%) | 62 (65) | 58 (61) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 56 (8) | 56 (8) |
| Duration of pain, months, median (IQR) | 12 (8 to 21) | 12 (8 to 36) |
| Traumatic onset | 16 (17) | 17 (18) |
| Pain, VAS, mean (SD) | ||
| Rest | 37 (26) | 36 (25) |
| Arm activity | 60 (23) | 55 (26) |
| Night | 51 (29) | 50 (28) |
| Constant score, mean (SD) | 55 (16) | 57 (17) |
| Had performed exercises | ||
| PT-guided exercises n (%) | 60 (63) | 53 (56) |
| Home exercises, n (%) | 52 (55) | 44 (46) |
| Received corticosteroid injections, n (%) | 65 (68) | 67 (71) |
*Shoulders.
PT, physiotherapist; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.