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Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of included patients |
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| Variable |
DIL group (n = 39) Values are mean (SD) or n (n%) within group |
INJ group (n = 37) Values are mean (SD) or n (n%) within group |
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| Age (years) |
52 (7) |
51 (6) |
| Female |
26 (67%) |
19 (51%) |
| Duration (months) |
7 (4) |
7 (4) |
| Left shoulder |
16 (41%) |
20 (54%) |
| Previous FS (other shoulder) |
8 (21%) |
9 (24%) |
| Patients with other shoulder problems previously |
12 (31%) |
21 (57%) |
| Patients who are smokers |
10 (26%) |
13 (35%) |
| Patients undergoing physiotherapy |
5 (13%) |
8 (22%) |
| Patients taking analgesics (daily) |
11 (28%) |
9 (24%) |
| Patients on sick leave |
15 (39%) |
25 (68%) |
Tveitå et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:53 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-53 |
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