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Table 2 Relationship between humeral head translations and location of tendon tears

From: Relationship between humeral head translation, spur formations, and the locations of tendon tears in massive rotator cuff tears

	Humeral head translation
	Minimal type n = 8			PS type n = 16			AS type n = 6			p value	Cramer’s V
	n	%	ASR	n	%	ASR	n	%	ASR	p value	Cramer’s V
TM tear	0	0	-0.9	2	12.5	1.4	0	0	-0.7	0.392	0.25
ISP tear	7	87.5	-1.7	16	100	1.1	6	100	0.5	0.241	0.308
SSP tear	8	100		14	100		6	100
SSC tear	2	25	-1.2	5	31.3	-1.4	6	100	3.1^†	0.007*	0.574
Anterior fascia rupture	0	0	-2.0^†	2	12.5	-1.9	6	100	4.5^†	< 0.001*	0.838
LHB rupture	2	25	-1.0	5	31.3	-1.0	5	83.3	2.4^†	0.05*	0.446

TM: teres minor; ISP: infraspinatus; SSP: supraspinatus; SSC: subscapularis; LHB: long head of the biceps tendon; ASR: Adjusted Standardized Residuals;^†ASR > |1.96|; *p < 0.05

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