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Table 4 The radiological outcome in the Burwell and Charnley classification analyzed with FAOS and VAS satisfaction in both groups at the one-year control

From: Treatment of distal tibial fractures with the Ilizarov external fixator - a prospective observational study in 39 consecutive patients

Intra-articular fractures

Case

AO

Central fragment/mm

Talar subluxation/mm

Mortise widening (mm)

Varus

Valgus

Anterior

Posterior

Burwell & Charnley

FAOS Pain

FAOS Symptom

FAOS ADL

FAOS Sport

FAOS Qol

VAS Satisfaction/mm

2

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

9

  

5

fair

     

0

3

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

   

7

fair

100

93

100

100

94

7

5

C2

<2

<0.5

<0.5

8

  

4

fair

72

21

93

35

38

18

8

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

3

   

good

100

100

100

100

100

38

10

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

 

10

10

 

poor

     

8

12

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

11

 

2

 

poor

72

89

90

60

75

31

14

C2

<2

<0.5

<0.5

8

   

fair

92

86

100

100

94

10

16

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

    

good

47

64

68

20

44

27

18

C2

<2

<0.5

<0.5

    

good

61

75

85

35

56

7

19

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

 

3

 

7

fair

33

61

85

40

63

49

24

C3

<2

<0.5

<0.5

 

9

6

 

fair

33

14

71

0

19

54

25

C3

<2

<0.5

<0.5

 

12

 

3

poor

31

21

60

5

0

47

26

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

6

 

3

 

fair

39

64

72

5

75

76

27

C3

9

6

5

 

16

 

1

poor

94

57

97

70

63

7

29

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

  

2

 

good

94

93

97

85

88

7

34

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

8

 

2

 

fair

67

54

85

40

31

41

35

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

1

  

4

good

100

100

100

100

94

0

36

C1

<2

<0.5

<0.5

    

good

89

54

100

70

56

2

Extra-articular fractures

Case

    

Varus

Valgus

Anterior

Posterior

Burwell & Charnley

FAOS Pain

FAOS Symptom

FAOS ADL

FAOS Sport

FAOS Qol

VAS Satisfaction/mm

1

A2

     

7

 

fair

     

0

4

A2

    

4

 

8

fair

100

100

100

100

100

18

6

A2

    

8

1

 

fair

83

68

93

70

75

0

7

A2

      

8

fair

     

26

9

A3

    

5

5

 

fair

     

0

11

A2

    

2

  

good

100

100

97

90

81

0

13

A3

    

5

4

 

fair

97

86

96

100

88

38

15

A1

   

5

 

8

 

fair

100

86

100

100

100

0

17

A3

    

4

2

 

fair

100

93

99

95

100

0

20

A2

       

good

     

54

21

A2

   

6

 

4

 

fair

100

100

100

100

100

7

22

A2

    

1

 

2

good

67

36

81

25

44

30

23

A2

     

5

 

fair

     

0

28

A2

   

8

   

fair

81

75

94

60

56

47

30

A2

   

2

  

1

good

78

71

87

40

63

17

31

A1

    

5

  

fair

75

54

81

90

38

22

32

A3

      

12

poor

64

57

79

20

38

11

33

A1

    

2

 

2

good

81

64

97

90

69

3

37

A1

   

1

 

2

 

good

100

86

100

80

69

4

38

A3

     

2

 

fair

100

93

100

85

100

0

39

A1

   

1

 

2

 

good

100

93

100

95

88

7