From: Surgical treatment of ankle fracture with or without deltoid ligament repair: a comparative study
DL repaired (n = 20) | DL unrepaired (n = 54) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender (M/F) | 16/4 | 36/18 | 0.39 |
Side (L/R) | 12/8 | 30/24 | 0.80 |
Causes of injury | |||
Sprain | 10 | 32 | 0.75 |
Fall from high | 4 | 9 | |
Traffic injury | 3 | 9 | |
Sports injury | 3 | 4 | |
AO (Lauge-Hansen) classification | |||
Type-B (SER) | 12 | 37 | 0.49 |
Type-C (PER/PA) | 8 | 17 | |
Mean follow-up time | 46.9 ± 22.5 | 56.3 ± 23.9 | 0.13 |
MCS (mm) | 9.5 ± 1.8 | 8.4 ± 2.5 | 0.08 |
Post-operative MCS (mm) | 3.3 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 1.0 | 0.03 |
Follow-up MCS (mm) | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 1.2 | 0.03 |
Syndesmosis fixation | 9 | 21 | 0.63 |
Malreduction (%) | 0 (0) | 11 (20.4) | 0.03 |
Failure (%) | 0 (0) | 4 (7.4) | 0.57 |
AOFAS | 88.0 ± 5.8 | 85.9 ± 8.7 | 0.32 |
VAS | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 1.6 | 0.29 |