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Table 5 Outcome at one year in patients with instability and/or significant residual radiological deformity

From: The Ilizarov external fixator - a useful alternative for the treatment of proximal tibial fractures A prospective observational study of 30 consecutive patients

Case

Stable/Unstable

Tilt degrees

Articular depression mm

KOOS pain

KOOS symptom

KOOS ADL

KOOS Sport

KOOS QoL

VAS Satis-faction mm

VAS Pain mm

8

S

13 varus

10

38.8

64.2

42.6

0

25

69

23

16

S

8 valgus

10

91.6

71.4

82.3

35

68.8

57

9

19

US

3 valgus

7

-

-

-

-

-

13

20

20

US

1 varus

2

86.1

64.2

88.2

15

62.5

6

8

26

S

12 varus

0

88.9

92.8

97.0

80

62.5

14

13

28

US

5 valgus

0

91.6

46.4

61.7

25

50

27

-