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Table 2 One-year clinical and functional outcomes

From: Treating AO/OTA 44B lateral malleolar fracture in patients over 50 years of age: periarticular locking plate versus non-locking plate

 

PLP

TP

p

 

(n = 34)

(n = 38)

 

Time to union (months)

5.0 ± 1.8

4.9 ± 1.8

0.742a

Union rate [n (%)]

34 (100%)

38 (100%)

1.000b

FAOS subscale at 1 year

 Pain (0–100)

91.3 ± 7.0

86.1 ± 5.8

< 0.001a***

 Symptom (0–100)

81.9 ± 9.9

76.7 ± 12.8

0.036a*

 ADL (0–100)

94.7 ± 4.7

89.6 ± 5.5

< 0.001a***

 Sports (0–100)

85.6 ± 8.0

80.9 ± 9.9

0.040a*

 QoL (0–100)

77.6 ± 10.4

70.4 ± 9.8

0.005a**

 Total scores (0–500)

431.1 ± 31.2

403.7 ± 38.1

0.002a**

VAS at 1 year (0–10)

1.2 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 1.2

< 0.001a***

Complications

 Delayed wound healing (n)

2/34

2/38

1.000b

 Superficial infection (n)

1/34

1/38

1.000b

 Deep infection (n)

0/34

0/38

1.000b

 Others (n)

0/34

0/38

1.000b

Implant removal rate

6/34

16/38

0.039b*

  1. aMann-Whitney U test, bFisher’s exact test, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001