Shoulder Joint Infections with Negative Culture Results: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes

Table 3

Comparison of pre- and postoperative functional scores between culture-positive and culture-negative patients.

Variable	Culture Negative	Culture Positive	P value
	(n=17)	(n=19)
Preoperative ASES	55.7 ± 14.7	50.8 ± 13.5	0.89
Postoperative ASES	76.0 ± 19.1	77.5 ± 11.2	0.85
P value	0.04	0.18
Preoperative constant score	53.6 ± 25.1	56.0 ± 33.9	0.69
Postoperative constant score	75.8 ± 19.8	80.5 ± 17.7	0.69
P value	0.04	0.18

ASES: American shoulder and elbow surgeons score; values are represented as (mean ± SD).