Table 1 Patient Demographics/Characteristics
From: Clinical evaluation of ankle arthrodesis with Ilizarov fixation and internal fixation
Variable | Group 1 - Ilizarov external fixator (N = 21) | Group 2 - internal stabilization (N = 26) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 44(17–65) | 47 (17–67) |
Sex | 14 (66.6%) male | 17 (65.4%) male |
follow-up (months) | 45 (24–108) | 47 (24–104) |
Disease diagnosis | ||
Primary OA | 2 (9.5%) | 3 (11.5%) |
Secondary OA | ||
post-traumatic | 10 (47.6%) | 15 (57.7%) |
rheumatoid | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.8%) |
congenital | 4 (19%) | 3 (11.5%) |
neuropathic | 5 (23.8%) | 4 (15.4%) |
FAAM score [0–100] | 79.38 (56–88) | 70.11 (49–91) |
Pain level before surgery | 4.69 (0–10) | 4.71 (0–10) |
Pain level after surgery | 1.5 (0–5) 1 | 2.9 (0.5–7) 1 |
rate of complications [number of complications/ patient] | 0.62 (0–2) | 0.58 (0–2) |
period of hospitalization [days] | 5.29 (4–8) | 5.71 (4–9) |