Table 2 Patient demographics
Study Cohort (n = 166) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aquatic (n = 54) | Land-based (n = 57) | Self-rehabilitation (n = 55) | ||
n (%) Mean ± SD range | n (%) Mean ± SD range | n (%) Mean ± SD range | p value | |
Age at surgery(years) | 56.4 ± 5.0 (46–67) | 56.7 ± 5.5 (47–67) | 55.3 ± 4.7 (44–66) | 0.410 |
Male sex | 30 (56%) | 31 (54%) | 28 (51%) | 1.000 |
Smoking | 11 (20%) | 13 (23%) | 9 (16%) | 0.894 |
Dominant side | 31 (57%) | 31 (54%) | 31 (56%) | 0.886 |
Biceps tenodesis | 12 (22%) | 11 (19%) | 10 (18%) | 0.894 |
Tear size | 0.854 | |||
Small | 40 (74%) | 42 (74%) | 43 (78%) | |
Medium | 14 (26%) | 15 (26%) | 12 (22%) | |
Tendon retraction | 0.383 | |||
Grade 1 | 36 (67%) | 43 (75%) | 43 (78%) | |
Grade 2 | 18 (33%) | 14 (25%) | 12 (22%) | |
Fatty infiltration | 0.882 | |||
Grade 0 | 7 (13%) | 6 (11%) | 9 (16%) | |
Grade 1 | 30 (56%) | 33 (58%) | 32 (58%) | |
Grade 2 | 17 (31%) | 18 (32%) | 14 (25%) | |