Table 5.
Patient and Lesion Characteristics of the Fixation Group.
| Fixation (n = 10) | |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (% male) | 9 (90%) |
| Age at treatment (years), mean ± SD | 14.3 ± 1.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 26.4 ± 5.8 |
| Primary/secondary defect, n (% secondary) | 2 (20%) |
| Previous ankle trauma, n (%) | 5 (50%) |
| Follow-up duration (months), mean ± SD | 83.6 ± 61.9 |
| Lesion laterality, n (%) | |
| Left | 6 (60%) |
| Right | 3 (30%) |
| Bilateral | 1 (10%) |
| Lesion location, n (%) | |
| Medial | 4 (40%) |
| Lateral | 6 (60%) |
| Lesion morphology | |
| Fragmentary | 10 (100%) |
| Crater | 0 (0%) |
| Cystic | 0 (0%) |
| Lesion size (mm), mean ± SD | |
| Anterior-posterior | 14.4 ± 5.1 |
| Medial-lateral | 8.9 ± 2.4 |
| Depth | 6.5 ± 2.5 |
| Berndt and Harty, n (%) | 0 stage I (0%) |
| 1 stage II (10%) | |
| 6 stage III (60%) | |
| 2 stage IV (20%) | |
| 1 stage V (10%) | |
n = number; n.s. = not significant; SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range.