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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: There were also no significant between-group differences over 2 years in the mean SF-12 physical component score (surgical group : 1. 77 points higher [95 % CI, -0. 84 to 4. 39 points] ; P =. 18) ; the mean SF-12 mental component score (surgical group : 1. 28 points lower [95 % CI, -3. 80 to 1. 23 points] ; P =. 32) ; complications related to surgery or shoulder fracture (30 patients in surgical group vs 23 patients in nonsurgical group ; P =. 28), requiring secondary surgery to the shoulder (11 patients in both groups), and increased or new shoulder-related therapy (7 patients vs 4 patients, respectively ; P =. 58) ; and mortality (9 patients vs 5 patients ; P =. 27).