Table 5.
Outcomes | Study group (n = 20) Mean ± SD |
Control group (n = 20) Mean ± SD |
p valuea |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-operative FTA (°) | 168.7 ± 2.2 | 170.7 ± 2.6 | n.s. |
Post-operative FTA (°) | 181.8 ± 1.9 | 182.2 ± 2.5 | n.s. |
Correction anglea (°) | 12.45 ± 1.50 | 11.75 ± 1.3 | n.s. |
Union rateb (%) | 100 % | 100 % | n.s. |
FTA femorotibial angle
aCorrection angle = post-operative FTA − pre-operative FTA
bUnion rate = evidence of a radiographic bridging callus or trabeculae between fragments at 1 year post-operatively