Table 2 Surgical Results of patients with Fifth Metatarsal Base Fracture

Time for surgery*

40.94 ± 1.18

53.52 ± 0.66

<0.0001

Unpaired T test

Time to partial weight-bearing*

3.67 ± 0.14

5.36 ± 0.13

<0.0001

Unpaired T test

Time to full weight-bearing*

6.52 ± 0.12

8.48 ± 0.19

<0.0001

Unpaired T test

Time for bony union*

7.49 ± 0.10

9.64 ± 0.61

0.0053

Unpaired T test

Time for return to daily life

12 ± 0.45

12.52 ± 0.42

0.4192

Unpaired T test

Pain before surgery

7.72 ± 0.21

8 ± 0.13

0.2432

Unpaired T test

Pain 3 weeks

4.61 ± 0.18

4.64 ± 0.16

0.9072

Unpaired T test

Pain 6 weeks

3.56 ± 0.15

3.68 ± 0.10

0.4589

Unpaired T test

Pain 9 weeks

2.39 ± 0.14

2.68 ± 0.10

0.0856

Unpaired T test

Pain 12 weeks

0.44 ± 0.12

0.52 ± 0.10

0.6346

Unpaired T test

AOFAS before surgery

43.61 ± 0.56

44.24 ± 0.57

0.4554

Unpaired T test

AOFAS 3 months

74.17 ± 0.63

74.16 ± 0.46

0.9931

Unpaired T test

AOFAS 6 months

76.67 ± 0.19

76.6 ± 0.15

0.7879

Unpaired T test

AOFAS 9 months*

82.06 ± 0.12

78.64 ± 0.11

<0.0001

Unpaired T test

AOFAS 12 months*

93.56 ± 0.25

87.8 ± 0.17

<0.0001

Unpaired T test

Complication delayed union

2

3

>0.9999

Fisher’s exact test

Complication nonunion

0

0

–

–

Complication infection

0

0

–

–