At three months and at six weeks , the early mobilization group had a significantly better Constant score than did the conventional-treatment group ( between-group difference , 9.9 [ 95 % confidence interval , 1.9 to 17.8 ] [ p = 0.02 ] and 10.1 [ 95 % confidence interval , 2.0 to 18.1 ] [ p = 0.02 ] , respectively ) and better active mobility in forward elevation ( between-group difference , 12.0 [ 95 % confidence interval , 1.7 to 22.4 ] [ p = 0.02 ] and 28.1 [ 95 % confidence interval , 7.1 to 49.1 ] [ p = 0.01 ] , respectively ) .
