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Table 3 Results of the postoperative score evaluation in both groups at 12 months follow-up

From: Modified Bunnell suture repair versus bundle-to-bundle suture repair for acute Achilles tendon rupture: a prospective comparative study of patients aged <45 years

 

Group A(bundle-bundle repair)

Group B modified Bunnel suture)

Mean difference

95% confidence interval

t

p

ATRS

90.67 ± 2.66

91.10 ± 2.24

−0.496

(−1.688,0.828)

t = −0.065

p = 0.684

AOFAS

95.40 ± 3.65

95.38 ± 3.44

0.013

(−1.805,1.831)

t = −0.014

p = 0.989

VAS

0.36 ± 0.49

0.32 ± 0.48

0.044

(−0.203,0.291)

t = 0.357

p = 0.723

  1. “*”: statistically significant difference between two groups (P > 0.05; Student’s t-test)
  2. ATRS Achilles Tendon Total Rupture Score, VISA-A Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles score, VAS Visual analogue scale score