Comparison of mini-open repair system and percutaneous repair for acute Achilles tendon rupture

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of both groups

Variable	Mini-open repair group	Percutaneous repair group	P value
Age (years)	32.3±6.9	30.5±7.1	0.253^a
Gender(M/F)	31/3	31/3	1.000^b
Side(L/R) BMI (kg/m²) Diabetes mellitus (%) Smoking (%) Alcohol use (%) Corticosteroids (%) Peripheral vascular disease (%)	19/15 24.3±2.7 5.9 32.4 55.9 5.9 8.8	18/16 23.5±3.4 11.8 29.4 50.0 8.8 11.8	1.000^b 0.302^a 0.673^c 0.793^b 0.627^b 1.000^c 1.000^c

^a P-value as determined by the Paired Samples t-Test;
^b The Chi-square test was used for the comparison of rates;
^C Fisher’s exact test was used when one or more expected values are less than 5

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