Table 1.
Participant Characteristics by Testing Occasion
| Testing occasion; no. (%) of patients* |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 |
Time 2 |
Time 3 |
|
| Characteristic | Initial assessment (n=53) |
4–8 wk after Time 1 (n=43) |
1–3 d after Time 2 (n=37) |
| Female sex | 24 (45) | 20 (47) | 17 (46) |
| Age, y | |||
| 18–25 | 11 (21) | 9 (21) | 9 (24) |
| 26–35 | 24 (45) | 20 (47) | 16 (43) |
| 36–45 | 7 (13) | 3 (7) | 3 (8) |
| 46–55 | 5 (9) | 5 (12) | 4 (11) |
| 56–65 | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) |
| >65 | 4 (8) | 4 (9) | 4 (11) |
| Affected ankle, right side | 26 (49) | 23 (53) | 20 (54) |
| Time since injury/surgery | |||
| Acute (≤3 d) | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) |
| Subacute (4 d to <2 wk) | 7 (13) | 6 (14) | 6 (16) |
| Early chronic (2–4 wk) | 14 (26) | 9 (21) | 8 (22) |
| Chronic | |||
| (1–3 mo) | 15 (28) | 12 (28) | 10 (27) |
| (3–6 mo) | 11 (21) | 10 (23) | 9 (24) |
| (6–12 mo) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Longstanding (>1 y) | 4 (8) | 4 (9) | 3 (8) |
| LEFS (0–100); mean (SD) | 49.0 (12.4) | 62.2 (12.5) | 64.9 (11.6) |
| GFAS (0–100); mean (SD) | 68.9 (14.4) | 84.1 (11.3) | 84.6 (11.0) |
*
Unless otherwise specified.
LEFS=Lower Extremity Functional Scale (worst–best); GFAS=American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Global Foot and Ankle Scale (worst–best).