From: Comparison of three plate system for lateral malleolar fixation
Subgroup | Group A | Group B | Group C | p† | p1 † | p2 † | p3 † |
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Davis-Weber Type A | |||||||
ROM | 53.1 ± 9.6 | 55.0 ± 8.0 | 56.8 ± 8.0 | 0.687a | 0.666a | 0.392a | 0.666a |
Reduction accuracy | |||||||
Good | 7(87.5%) | 7(87.5%) | 8(100%) | 1b | 1b | 1b | 1b |
Fair | 1(12.5%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1b | 1b | 1b | / |
Poor | 0 (0%) | 1(12.5%) | 0(0%) | 1b | 1b | / | 1b |
Davis-Weber Type B | |||||||
ROM | 54.4 ± 10.5 | 55.8 ± 9.1 | 55.3 ± 9.1 | 0.832a | 0.553a | 0.692a | 0.843a |
Reduction accuracy | |||||||
Good | 28(90.3%) | 28(90.3%) | 30(96.8%) | 0.692b | 1b | 0.612b | 0.612b |
Fair | 3(9.7%) | 3(9.7%) | 1(3.2%) | 0.692b | 1b | 0.612b | 0.612b |
Poor | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | / | / | / | / |
Davis-Weber Type C | |||||||
ROM | 56.0 ± 8.8 | 55.5 ± 8.6 | 56.0 ± 8.1 | 0.989a | 0.896a | 1a | 0.869a |
Reduction accuracy | |||||||
Good | 9(90%) | 8(80%) | 9(90%) | 1b | 1b | 1b | 1b |
Fair | 1(10%) | 2(20%) | 1(10%) | 1b | 1b | 1b | 1b |
Poor | 0(0%) | 0 (0%) | 0(0%) | / | / | / | / |