11 December 2025 : Clinical Research
Does Concomitant Biceps Tenotomy Affect Shoulder Proprioception and Strength? A Prospective Intra‑Individual Comparison After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Can Özcan
ABDEF 1*, Necip Güven BCDEF 2, Sehmuz Kaya F 2
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950383
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e950383
Table 1 Demographic data.
| Men | Women | All patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total number | 21 | 27% | 56 | 73% | 77 | 100% |
| Operated side | ||||||
| Right | 15 | 19% | 38 | 50% | 53 | 69% |
| Left | 6 | 8% | 18 | 23% | 24 | 31% |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Worker | 13 | 16% | 12 | 16% | 25 | 32% |
| Agriculture/livestock | 6 | 8% | 10 | 13% | 16 | 21% |
| Housewife | 0 | 0% | 33 | 43% | 33 | 43% |
| Retired | 2 | 3% | 1 | 1% | 3 | 4% |
| Comorbidities | ||||||
| Hypertension | 5 | 7% | 15 | 19% | 20 | 26% |
| Diabetes | 6 | 8% | 20 | 26% | 26 | 34% |
| Type of rupture* | ||||||
| Subscapularis tear | 4 | 5% | 6 | 8% | 10 | 13% |
| Crescentic tear | 12 | 16% | 28 | 36% | 40 | 52% |
| U-type tear | 6 | 8% | 13 | 17% | 19 | 25% |
| L-type rupture | 0 | 0% | 8 | 10% | 8 | 10% |
| Partial rupture | 3 | 4% | 7 | 9% | 10 | 13% |
| Additional biceps pathology | ||||||
| Partial biceps rupture | 2 | 4% | 2 | 4% | 6 | 8% |
| SLAP lesion | 1 | 2% | 1 | 2% | 7 | 4% |
| SLAP – superior labrum anterior to posterior. * Some patients had multiple types of ruptures; consequently, total rupture count in a given column may exceed the number of patients in that column. | ||||||