Table 4 Function
IIb sparing | Full dissection | Mann–Whitney U test | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | |||
Shoulder abduction | ||||||
Preop | 12 | 160.54 ± 5.14 | 20 | 162.10 ± 5.17 | 86.500 | 0.330 |
1 month | 12 | 146.36 ± 14.05 | 20 | 132.90 ± 12.08 | 54.000 | 0.020 |
3 months | 2 | 151.54 ± 10.51 | 19 | 139.57 ± 10.68 | 32.500 | 0.009 |
6 months | 9 | 155.86 ± 3.84 | 16 | 146.62 ± 9.08 | 20.000 | 0.016 |
12 months | 7 | 156.66 ± 4.16 | 8 | 152.37 ± 6.75 | 7.000 | 0.304 |
18 months | 3 | 157 ± 0.00 | 1 | 160 ± 0.00 | ||
Shoulder flexion | ||||||
Preop | 12 | 139.18 ± 4.46 | 20 | 140.30 ± 3.59 | 94.000 | 0.504 |
1 month | 12 | 133.45 ± 6.45 | 20 | 130.85 ± 6.06 | 76.500 | 0.162 |
3 months | 2 | 133.33 ± 5.56 | 19 | 132.94 ± 4.39 | 75.500 | 0.621 |
6 months | 9 | 136.71 ± 4.49 | 16 | 134.87 ± 3.63 | 41.500 | 0.328 |
12 months | 7 | 135.66 ± 3.21 | 8 | 134.87 ± 4.54 | 10.500 | 0.756 |
18 months | 3 | 140 ± 0.00 | 1 | 132 ± 0.00 | ||