Table 3 Postoperative outcomes of patients with Logsplitter injury

Length of follow-up

29.37 ± 23.94

35.73 ± 24.54

0.408

Postoperative tibiofibular width, mm

5.52 ± 0.66

5.60 ± 0.47

0.660

Infection, n (%)

3 (15.8)

0

0.053

Fracture nonunion, n (%)

3 (15.8)

0

0.053

Posttraumatic ankle arthritis, n (%)

16 (84.2)

12 (54.5)

0.042

Range of motion, °

 Dorsal expansion

23.84 ± 2.11

26.14 ± 2.10

0.001

 Plantarflexion

25.58 ± 3.10

30.27 ± 2.33

<0.001

 Eversion

22.11 ± 3.62

27.59 ± 2.40

<0.001

 Inversion

22.84 ± 3.10

28.32 ± 3.68

<0.001

Burwell-Charnely score, n (%)

0.015

 Good

6 (50.0)

16 (50.0)

 Fair

10 (14.7)

6 (14.7)

 Poor

3 (2.9)

0 (2.9)

AOFAS score at final follow-up

75.05 ± 13.86

81.55 ± 5.60

0.051