Fig. 3.

High energy injuries accounted for 61.5% of all the fractures with greater than 8° varus or valgus, whereas 53.3% of the 414 patients with 8° or less varus or valgus had high energy injuries. The initial angulation in the 13 fractures that healed with greater than 8° varus or valgus was 3.2° ± 3.2° compared with fractures that healed in the 8° or less group, which was 2.7° ± 2.9°. There was no major difference in the initial angulation in these groups, but there was a difference (p < 0.0005) in the change in angulation during treatment: 2.7° ± 2.8° versus 11.8° ± 7.5°. AP = anteroposterior; ML = mediolateral.