Application of multidisciplinary team-based integrated traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine in rotator cuff injury patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery

Figure 1 Comparative evaluation of Constant-Murley Score. A: The experimental group showed a significantly elevated pain score after treatment, higher than the pretreatment level and that of the control group; B: The experimental group had an obviously increased functional activity score after treatment, higher than the pretreatment level and that of the control group; C: The experimental group showed a statistically elevated shoulder joint mobility score after treatment, higher than the pretreatment level and that of the control group; D: The experimental group had a significantly elevated muscular strength score after treatment, higher than the pretreatment level and that of the control group. ^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment; ^bP < 0.01 vs before treatment; ^cP < 0.001 vs before treatment; ^dP < 0.001 vs control group.

Figure 2 Comparative evaluation of Visual Analogue Scale score between two groups of patients with rotator cuff injuries. ^bP < 0.01 vs before treatment; ^cP < 0.001, indicates a statistically significant vs before treatment; ^dP < 0.001 vs control group. VAS: Visual Analogue Scale.

Figure 3 Comparative evaluation of Shoulder Pain and Disability Index score between two groups of patients with rotator cuff injuries. ^bP < 0.01 vs before treatment; ^cP < 0.001 vs before treatment; ^dP < 0.001 vs control group. SPADI: Shoulder Pain and Disability Index.

Figure 4 Comparative evaluation of muscular strength between two groups of patients with rotator cuff injuries. A: The forward flexor muscle strength of the experimental group enhanced statistically after treatment, higher than the pretreatment level and that of the control group; B: The external rotator muscle strength of the experimental group after treatment was significantly higher than that before treatment and the control group; C: The internal rotator muscle strength of the experimental group after treatment was significantly higher than that before treatment and the control group. ^bP < 0.01 vs before treatment; ^cP < 0.001 vs before treatment; ^dP < 0.001 vs control group.

Figure 5 Comparative evaluation of range of motion between two groups of patients with rotator cuff injuries. A: The forward flexion was improved in the experimental group after treatment, higher than the pretreatment level and that in the control group; B: The abduction was improved in the experimental group after treatment, higher than the pretreatment level and that in the control group; C: The lateral abduction was enhanced in the experimental group after treatment, higher than the pretreatment level and that in the control group. ^bP < 0.01 vs before treatment; ^cP < 0.001 vs before treatment; ^dP < 0.001 vs control group.