Table 10.
Effect of tibial posterior cortical fracture with proximal propagation
Fracture | No fracture | p value | |||
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n | Mean (range) | n | Mean (range) | ||
PPTA postoperative−goal (°) | 4 | 6.5 (3–11) | 36 | 1.1 (0–7) | 0.045 |
Posterior canal space pre-distraction (mm) | 3 | 11.3 (11–12) | 13 | 5.3 (0–11) | <0.001 |
Posterior canal space post-distraction (mm) | 3 | 10.3 (8–12) | 13 | 5.0 (0–10) | 0.017 |
ΔPosterior canal space (mm) | 3 | 1.0 (0–3) | 13 | 0.6 (−2–3) | <0.001 |
PPTA, posterior proximal tibial angle