Non-LIPUS treatment group | LIPUS treatment group | P value | ||
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No. of patients (feet) | 42 (44) | 53 (57) | ||
Age at surgery (years) | 20.0 ± 5.3 | 18.9 ± 4.0 | 0.07 | |
Sex (no. of feet) | Male | 42 | 54 | 1.00 |
Female | 2 | 3 | ||
Height (cm) | 174.3 ± 6.0 | 174.1 ± 5.8 | 0.97 | |
Weight (kg) | 69.7 ± 9.7 | 69.6 ± 8.0 | 0.98 | |
Tegner activity scale | 8.0 ± 1.0 | 9.0 ± 0.6 | 0.38 | |
Smoking (no. of feet) | + | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
– | 44 | 56 | ||
Torg’s classification (no. of feet) | Type 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.66 |
Type 2 | 30 | 43 | ||
Type 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
Time from injury to surgery (days) | 17.8 ± 28.9 | 19.2 ± 27.5 | 0.95 |