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Table 1 Before and after surgery comparison

From: Effectiveness of distal tibial osteotomy with distraction arthroplasty in varus ankle osteoarthritis

 

Before surgery

After surgery

p value

Antero-posterior mortise angle during weight-bearing

80.5 ± 2.8°(77–86°)

98.0 ± 2.1° (96–102°)

<.0001

Lateral mortise angle during weight-bearing

76.0 ± 2.6° (74–82°)

85.0 ± 1.6° (83–88°)

<.0001

Stress radiography

 Talar tilt angle

19.5 ± 2.9° (14–24°)

3.0 ± 0.8° (2~4°)

<.0001

 Anterior translation of the talus

27 ± 4.2 mm (16–32 mm)

2.6 ± 0.7 mm (2~4 mm)

<.0001

ROM

 Dorsiflexion

7.0 ± 4.3°(0–15°)

6.0 ± 4.0° (0–15°)

.109

 Plantarflexion

45.0 ± 8.2° (25–60°)

40.0 ± 8.4° (20~60°)

.062

VAS

9.1 ± 1.4 (6–10)

1.6 ± 2.4 (0–6)

<.0001

AOFAS score

35.5 ± 8.6 (30–58)

88.4 ± 10.7 (58~100)

<.0001