Research Article
Distal Pullout Strengths of the Biceps Long Head Tendon for Different Adjacent Tissue and Tendon Pathologies during Rotator Cuff Repair
Table 3
Subgroup analysis for female patients.
| | No of patients | Pullout tension (N) | P value |
| Biceps hypertrophy (no : yes) | 16 : 8 | 70.4 ± 29.3 : 80.1 ± 54.8 | 0.577 | Type II SLAP lesion (no : yes) | 16 : 8 | 76.8 ± 44.1 : 67.5 ± 26.0 | 0.590 | Biceps location (normal : subluxation or dislocation) | 12 : 12 | 66.8 ± 27.6 : 80.5 ± 47.5 | 0.397 | Anterior pulley lesion (no : yes) | 7 : 17 | 67.5 ± 27.9 : 76.2 ± 42.8 | 0.924 |
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SSC = subscapularis; SLAP = superior labrum anterior to posterior.
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