Table 4 Functional outcomes of the two study groups
Group A | Group B | Statistics | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AOFAS ankle-hindfoot score at final follow-up (points) | ||||
Mean ± SD (range) | 89 ± 4.496 (79–95) | 87.290 ± 4.444 (74–95) | − 1.481 | 0.144 |
Excellent, no. (%) | 12(41.38%) | 10(32.26%) | ||
Good, no. (%) | 17(58.62%) | 20(64.51%) | ||
Fair, no. (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1(3.23%) | ||
Poor, no. (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
VAS score for pain (points), mean ± SD (range) | ||||
Pre-op | 6.724 ± 0.960 (5–9) | 7.065 ± 0.964 (5–9) | 1.370 | 0.176 |
Final follow-up | 0.86 ± 0.639 (0–2) | 1.323 ± 0.979 (0–3) | 2.141 | 0.037 |
Time to full weight-bearing (weeks) | 4.724 ± 0.882 (4–7) | 8.452 ± 1.261 (6–12) | 13.184 | 0.000 |
Time to return to work (weeks) | 9 ± 1.134 (8–12) | 13.258 ± 1.365 (12–16) | 13.091 | 0.000 |
Complications | 1.935 | 0.164 | ||
No | 29 (100%) | 29 (93.548%) | ||
Yes | 0 | 2 (6.452%)(Superficial infection) | ||