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Table 2 Longitudinal radiographic outcomes of patients that received lateral column fixation via cortical screw or K-wire constructs (bold font indicates significance)

From: Radiographic outcomes of cortical screw fixation as an alternative to Kirschner wire fixation for temporary lateral column stabilization in displaced Lisfranc joint fracture-dislocations: a retrospective cohort analysis

 

Screw (n = 14)

K-wire (n = 12)

p

Stable Hardware, n (%)

12 (85.7%)

10 (83.3%)

0.867

Healed Fracture, n (%)

13 (92.9%)

12 (100.0%)

0.345

Hardware Removed

13 (92.9%)

11 (91.7%)

0.910

Staged Hardware Removal

5 (38.5%)

2 (18.2%)

0.276

Days to Hardware Removal (mean ± SD)

128.2 ± 37.2

78.6 ± 29.7

0.002