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Table 1 Comparison of the baseline data of the patients between group 1 and group 2

From: Transarticular external fixation versus deltoid ligament repair in treating SER IV ankle fractures: a comparative study

 

Group 1(n = 20)

Group 2 (n = 23)

P value*

Age (years)

39.60 ± 14.420

39.22 ± 13.487

0.929

Gender (male/female)

12/8

13/10

0.818

Affected side (left/right)

7/13

9/14

0.780

Hospitalization time (days)

10.20 ± 2.067

10.09 ± 1.443

0.835

Follow-up duration (months)

29.35 ± 3.617

28.96 ± 3.994

0.738

Mechanism of injury (%)

  

0.604

 Road traffic accident

9 (45%)

12 (52.2%)

 

Simple fall

6 (30%)

8 (34.8%)

 

Sports

5 (25%)

3 (13%)

 
  1. Group 1 (ORIF with TEF), and Group 2 (ORIF with DLR), *Independent t test or chi-square test. The P values shown are for inter-group comparisons