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Table 5 AO/OTA44-B1 fractures, treatment related to findings of medial tenderness at the first examination

From: Fractures of the lateral malleolus – a retrospective before-and-after study of treatment and resource utilization following the implementation of a structured treatment algorithm

 

Pre-TA

n (%)

Post-TA

n (%)

p-value*

Medial tenderness commented on

328 (80)

288 (87)

0.024

Medial tenderness present

161 (49)

95 (33)

 < 0.001

No medial tenderness

Surgical treatment

Non-surgical treatment

23 (14)

144 (86)

12 (6.2)

181 (94)

0.020

With medial tenderness

Surgical treatment

Non-surgical treatment

85 (53)

76 (47)

16 (17)

79 (83)

 < 0.001

  1. *Fisher’s exact test