Functional outcomes of all-inside arthroscopic anterior talofibular ligament repair with loop suture versus free-edge suture

Table 2 Functional outcomes comparison of the two groups

Variable	Loop suture group (n = 36)	Free-edge suture group (n = 35)	P^avalue	Power^d
VAS, mm	0.00 (0.00–1.00)	0.00 (0.00–1.00)	0.896^c
AOFAS	91.89 ± 4.75	91.94 ± 3.83	0.958^b	0.057
KAFS	90.58 ± 4.56	90.29 ± 4.19	0.776^b	0.059
ATT, mm	3.22 ± 0.83	3.60 ± 0.70	0.041^b
AJPS, degree
Inversion 10°	7.44 ± 1.30	7.51 ± 1.12	0.809^b	0.057
Inversion 20°	17.67 ± 1.69	18.06 ± 1.51	0.309^b	0.173
Plantar flexion 10°	7.69 ± 1.12	7.69 ± 1.18	0.975^b	0.050
Plantar flexion 20°	18.50 ± 1.21	18.26 ± 1.40	0.436^b	0.119

VAS visual analogue scale; AOFAS American orthopaedic foot and ankle society; KAFS Karlsson ankle function score; ATT anterior talar translation; AJPS active joint position sense
^aA value p < 0.05 was set as statistically significant
^bt test
^cMann–Whitney test
^dPower is computed to reject the null hypothesis of equal means

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