Table 3.
Patient reports on physical impairment prior to and following closed calcaneal fracture surgery
| Parameter (N of responders) | Pre-trauma (%) | Post-trauma (%) | No POWI, N = 69 (%) | POWI, N = 25 (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practicing sports (91) | 49 (52) | 37 (40) | 27 (39) | 10 (40) | 0.81 |
| Running (89) | 89 (95) | 44 (47) | 37 (54) | 7 (28) | 0.09 |
| Ankle stiffness (90) | |||||
| Never | 23 (24) | 20 (29) | 3 (12) | 0.17# | |
| In morning | 42 (45) | 33 (48) | 9 (36) | ||
| Always | 25 (27) | 14 (20) | 11 (44) | ||
| Walk on bare foot (91) | |||||
| Easily | 57 (61) | 45 (65) | 12 (48) | 0.32## | |
| Experience difficulties | 28 (30) | 19 (28) | 9 (36) | ||
| Not possible | 6 (6) | 4 (6) | 2 (8) | ||
| Shoe wear (94) | |||||
| Normal footwear | 64 (68) | 45 (65) | 19 (76) | 0.45### | |
| Orthopaedic adjustments | 18 (19) | 13 (19) | 5 (20) | ||
| Orthopaedic shoes | 12 (13) | 11 (16) | 1 (4) | ||
N number, POWI postoperative wound infection
#No ankle stiffness compared to stiffness and morning stiffness (χ 2)
##Easily compared to experiencing difficulties and not possible (χ 2)
###Normal footwear compared to orthopaedic footwear (χ 2)