Table 2: Postoperative outcomes of remplissage group and control group.

Preop. Postop.3Mo Postop.6Mo Postop. 1 yr
Remplissage group
Range of motion (deg.)
      Flexion 156.1 ± 9.6 129.7 ± 23.2* 143.8 ± 17.2* 155.0 ± 11.1
      Abduction 160.9 ± 20.1 126.2 ± 26.3* 146.8 ± 20.0 158.0 ± 12.1
     External rotation 59.4 ± 12.5 32.9 ± 18.9* 42.1 ± 15.2* 44.5 ± 11.7*
     Internal rotation 8.4 ± 2.1 11.2 ± 3.3* 9.9 ± 2.7 8.6 ± 2.3
Muscular power (Kg)
      Abduction 7.7 ± 2.1 4.3 ± 1.9* 7.3 ± 2.6 7.5 ± 2.7
     External rotation 7.7 ± 2.3 5.5 ± 2.2 7.1 ± 2.0 7.0 ± 2.6
Clinical score
     VAS 19.2 ± 24.0 14.4 ± 18.1 18.8 ± 18.8 6.2 ± 8.6
     Rowe score 27.7 ± 7.3 69.7 ± 17.9* 88.5 ± 8.8* 88.5 ± 8.8*
     UCLA scale 25.6 ± 2.3 23.3 ± 6.1 27.9 ± 5.3 32.9 ± 1.9*
Control group
Range of motion (deg.)
      Flexion 161.4 ± 11.4 145.8 ± 15.3* 158.9 ± 9.8 165.0 ± 6.2
      Abduction 168.1 ± 15.8 148.8 ± 24.9* 162.8 ± 11.7 171.7 ± 6.4
     External rotation 59.4 ± 14.3 45.8 ± 16.6 56.4 ± 12.0 65.0 ± 9.7
     Internal rotation 7.6 ± 2.0 9.4 ± 2.1* 7.9 ± 1.2 6.8 ± 1.1
Muscular power (Kg)
     Abduction 6.8 ± 1.3 4.8 ± 2.4* 6.5 ± 2.0 8.1 ± 1.4*
     External rotation 7.0 ± 1.1 6.9 ± 1.8 7.2 ± 1.9 8.5 ± 1.9
Clinical score
     VAS 11.3 ± 15.8 11.2 ± 17.3 2.7 ± 7.0 1.4 ± 4.4
      Rowe score 35.6 ± 9.5 80.3 ± 11.0* 90.6 ± 8.4* 98.9 ± 2.1*
      UCLA scale 25.3 ± 3.0 27.9 ± 4.9 33.6 ± 2.2* 34.8 ± 0.6*

Preop.: Preoperative, Postop.: Postoperative, VAS: Visual analog scale at movement
*indicates statistical difference compared to preoperative (p < 0.05)