Table 2.
Measurements of postoperative and final followup radiographs for each of four radiographic parameters
| Radiographic measurement | Average | PM | S | C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/O | F/U | P/O | F/U | P/O | F/U | P/O | F/U | |
| TCS | 3.4 mm | 4.1 mm | 3.6 mm | 4.0 mm | 3.4 mm | 4.3 mm | 3.4 mm | 4.0 mm |
| TFO | 7.4 mm | 6.9 mm | 6.8 mm | 6.2 mm | 7.6 mm | 7.2 mm | 7.6 mm | 7.4 mm |
| mTFO | 3.9 mm | 3.3 mm | 3.1 mm | 2.1 mm | 4.0 mm | 3.9 mm | 4.4 mm | 3.7 mm |
| MCS | 2.8 mm | 3.1 mm | 2.6 mm | 2.9 mm | 3.0 mm | 3.2 mm | 2.7 mm | 3.1 mm |
PM = posterior malleolus syndesmosis reconstruction; S = syndesmotic screw fixation; C = combined syndesmotic screw and posterior malleolus fixation; TCS = tibiofibular clear space; TFO = tibiofibular overlap; mTFO = mortise tibiofibular overlap; MCS = medial clear space; P/O = postoperative; F/U = followup.