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Table 3 Complications between the sinus tarsi and extensile lateral approach groups

From: Comparison of two surgical approaches for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: sinus tarsi versus extensile lateral approach

 

Sinus tarsi

Extensile lateral

p-value†

Nonunion

0

0

0

Wound complication

2 (5%)

8 (13.3%)

0.022

Deep infection

0

0

0

Sural nerve injury

2 (5%)

4 (6.6%)

0.430

Peroneal tendinitis

0

1 (1.6%)

0.444

Subtalar stiffness

3 (7.5%)

5 (8.3%)

0.458

Reoperation

0

0

0

  1. Values are expressed as number (percentage).
  2. †Pearson’s chi-square test.