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Table 3 Patient satisfaction for wound cosmesis following total ankle arthroplasty according to the wound closure method

From: Comparison of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate skin adhesive and interrupted polypropylene sutures for wound closure in total ankle arthroplasty

 

Skin adhesive group (N = 36 ankles)

Suture group (N = 72 ankles)

p-value†

Level of satisfaction

  

0.001

   Very satisfied

30 (83.3%)

32 (44.4%)

 

   Satisfied

4 (11.1%)

32 (44.4%)

 

   As expected

–

8 (11.2%)

 

   Dissatisfied

2 (5.6%)

–

 
  1. The values are given as the number of ankles, with the percentage in parentheses
  2. †Fisher’s exact test was used to analyze the intergroup differences. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered significant
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X