Limited medial osteochondral lesions of the talus associated with chronic ankle instability do not impact the results of endoscopic modified Broström ligament repair

Table 2 Comparison of the Hepple stage 2 and stage 3 patients of the lesion group

Variable	Hepple stage 2 group (n = 32)	Hepple stage 3 group (n = 28)	P^a value
Age	32.38 ± 8.88	34.75 ± 7.73	0.277^b
BMI	24.62 ± 2.49	24.81 ± 3.13	0.792^b
VAS	6.03 ± 2.01	6.14 ± 1.11	0.795^b
AOFAS	70.22 ± 9.15	69.14 ± 9.57	0.658^b
KAFS	66.03 ± 8.11	66.86 ± 9.23	0.713^b
ATT	7.41 ± 1.78	7.43 ± 1.85	0.962^b
Disease duration, mo	15.72 ± 3.24	16.61 ± 3.21	0.291^b

BMI, Body mass index; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; AOFAS, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society; KAFS, Karlsson Ankle Function Score; ATT, Anterior Talar Translation
^aA value p < 0.05 was set as statistically significant
^bt test

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