From: Comparison of three plate system for lateral malleolar fixation
Subgroup | Group A | Group B | Group C | P-value |
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Davis-Weber Type A | Â | |||
Patients (n) | 8 | 8 | 8 | - |
Age (years) | 46.9 ± 12.6 | 47.5 ± 12.0 | 47.8 ± 13.0 | 0.990a |
BMI | 22.9 ± 1.1 | 23.3 ± 1.0 | 23.2 ± 1.1 | 0.748a |
Male (%) | 6(75%) | 6(75%) | 6(75%) | 1b |
Smoker (%) | 2(25%) | 4(50%) | 2(25%) | 0.642b |
Diabetic (%) | 0(0%) | 2(25%) | 0(0%) | 0.304b |
Soft tissue injury | Â | |||
Tsheme I | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1b |
Tscheme II | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Tscheme III | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Davis-Weber Type B | Â | |||
Patients (n) | 31 | 31 | 31 | - |
Age (years) | 47.9 ± 12.9 | 48.9 ± 14.7 | 48.5 ± 12.0 | 0.959a |
BMI | 23.9 ± 1.5 | 23.8 ± 1.5 | 23.9 ± 1.5 | 0.921a |
Male (%) | 17(54.8%) | 17(54.8%) | 17(54.8%) | 1c |
Smoker (%) | 13(41.9%) | 12(38.7%) | 12(38.7%) | 1c |
Diabetic (%) | 2(6.5%) | 0(0%) | 1(3.2%) | 0.77c |
Soft tissue injury | Â | |||
Tsheme I | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0.810b |
Tscheme II | 21 | 19 | 22 | |
Tscheme III | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Davis-Weber Type C | Â | |||
Patients (n) | 10 | 10 | 10 | - |
Age (years) | 46.7 ± 12.0 | 47.8 ± 11.4 | 47.4 ± 11.8 | 0.975a |
BMI | 23.1 ± 2.0 | 23.2 ± 2.0 | 23.3 ± 2.1 | 0.977a |
Male (%) | 6(60%) | 6(60%) | 6(60%) | 1b |
Smoker (%) | 5(50%) | 4(40%) | 4(40%) | 1b |
Diabetic (%) | 1(10%) | 0(10%) | 0(0%) | 1b |
Soft tissue injury | Â | |||
Tsheme I | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0.668b |
Tscheme II | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Tscheme III | 0 | 1 | 0 |