Total, n = 101 | C-Nail, n = 52 | Plate, n = 49 | Significance (p) | |
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Perioperative data | ||||
Time between accident and operation (days) | 11.6 ± 5.5 | 11.7 ± 6.4 | 11.6 ± 4.5 | 0.63 |
Hospital stay (days), median | 15.7 ± 18.2, 9 | 13.2 ± 12.4, 9 | 18.3 ± 22.6, 10 | 0.49 |
Duration of operation (min), median | 108.1 ± 32.1, 101 | 98.2 ± 27.8, 93 | 118.6 ± 33.2, 112 | 0.001 |
CT postoperative performed (n) | 72 (71%) | 38 (73%) | 34 (69%) | 0.83 |
Böhler’s angle postoperative, median | 26.9 ± 6.5, 28 | 28.3 ± 6.0, 28 | 25.5 ± 6.7, 26 | 0.039 |
Böhler’s angle postoperative in normal range (n) | 85 (84%) | 47 (90%) | 38 (78%) | 0.10 |
Böhler’s angle difference post-preop., median | 10.9 ± 8.8, 11.0 | 10.6 ± 8.3, 9.5 | 11.3 ± 9.4, 11.0 | 0.30 |
Postoperative data | ||||
Time duration of follow-up (months) | 14.2 ± 12.3 | 14.0 ± 8.9 | 14.5 ± 15.2 | 0.22 |
Full weight-bearing achieved (n) | 89 (88%) | 49 (94%) | 40 (82%) | 0.07 |
Time duration to full weight-bearing (weeks), median | 14.0 ± 7.2, 12 | 12.9 ± 8.5, 10 | 15.4 ± 5.0, 14 | < 0.001 |
Bone healing achieved | 85 (84%) | 45 (87%) | 40 (82%) | 0.59 |
Time duration to bone healing (weeks), median | 15.6 ± 11.3, 13 | 14.3 ± 13.2, 11 | 17.1 ± 8.7, 14 | 0.002 |
Shoe inlay, orthopedic shoe | 20 (22%)/42 (47%) | 11 (22%)/21 (43%) | 9 (22%)/21 (51%) | 0.68 |
Planned implant removal | 33 (38%) | 17 (35%) | 16 (42%) | 0.66 |
Subtalar arthrosis | 30 (37%) | 12 (27%) | 18 (49%) | 0.07 |
Subtalar arthrodesis | 6 (7%) | 2 (4%) | 4 (11%) | 0.40 |