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Table 3 Rates of malreduction, statistical analysis between the groups

From: Suture button versus syndesmotic screw in ankle fractures - evaluation with 3D imaging-based measurements

		SYS (N = 18)	SBS (N = 29)	P-value
ΔCS	anatomical	17	27	1.000^a
ΔCS	malreduction	1	2	1.000^a
ΔLCS	anatomical	17	28
ΔLCS	malreduction	1	1
Δα	anatomical	12	23	0.234^b
	post. Mal.	4 ^c	6 ^c
	ant. Mal.	2 ^c	0 ^c
ΔantTFD	anatomical	9	16
	post. Mal.	3	11
	ant. Mal.	6	2
Δz	anatomical	13	29	0,006^b
	shortening	3	0
	lengthening	2	0

ΔCS Side-to-side difference of tibiofibular clear space, Δα = translational angle; Δz = vertical offset; ^a Chi-Square test; ^b Fisher’s Exact Test

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