Comparison of Ma-Griffith combined with a minimally invasive small incision to a modified suture technique for the treatment of acute achilles tendon ruptures

Table 1 Sample characteristics of patients

Group	n	Age	Injury side(L/R)	Gender(F/M)	Smoking	Time from injury to operation (days)
M-G/MISI	34	33.94 ± 7.19	22:12	0:34	26	4.85 ± 1.60
MST	33	36.50 ± 9.00	17:16	2:31	24	4.58 ± 1.84
χ²/Z		1.06	1.20	2.12	0.067	0.88
P		0.291	0.274	0.145	0.796	0.765

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