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Table 1 Comparison of clinical results and radiological assessment among 17 patients before surgery and at the last follow-up

From: Supramalleolar osteotomy combined with lateral ligament reconstruction and talofibular immobilization for varus ankle osteoarthritis with excessive talar tilt angle

Item

Preoperative

Postoperative

Improvement

p value

AOFAS score

45.8 ± 2.1 (range 35–60)

84.8 ± 1.8 (range 66–96)

3.0

<0.001

VAS score

4.9 ± 0.4 (range 2–8)

1.1 ± 0.2 (range 0–2)

3.8

<0.001

MDTA (°)

80.9 ± 0.4 (range 78–83)

90.1 ± 0.4 (range 86–93)

9.2

<0.001

ADTA (°)

82.1 ± 0.3 (range 80–84)

82.5 ± 0.3 (range 80–85)

0.4

0.370

TTA (°)

11.7 ± 0.6 (range 8–17)

1.4 ± 0.3 (range 0–3)

10.3

<0.001

HMAVs (mm)

12.6 ± 0.8 (range 8–18)

4.2 ± 0.6 (range 0–10)

8.4

<0.001

  1. Note: All values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Differences were considered statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
  2. AOFAS The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, VAS visual analogue scale, MDTA medial distal tibial angle, ADTA anterior distal tibial angle, TTA talar tilt angle, HMAVs hindfoot moment arm values