Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| 2 Endobutton (n = 20) | 1 Endobutton (n = 23) | Screw (n = 26) | Test values | P values | |
| Gender (male) | 14 (%70) | 16 (%69.6) | 17 (68.1) | ∗0.144 | .930 |
| Side (left) | 7 (%35) | 11 (%47.8) | 11 (42.3) | ∗0.724 | .696 |
| Age (yr) | 36.90 ± 14.44 | 36.83 ± 13.25 | 40.58 ± 15.96 | †0.521 | .597 |
| Follow-up time (mo) | 15.95 ± 3.02 | 18.04 ± 3.14 | 17.77 ± 3.51 | †2.589 | .083 |
| AOFAS | 86 [10] | 86 [15] | 84 [10] | ‡3.598 | .165 |
| FADI | 81 [15] | 79 [15] | 77 [11.3] | ‡1.747 | .417 |
| Infection (yes) | 1 (%5) | 2 (%8.7) | 3 (%11.5) | ∗0.643 | .725 |
| Button irritation (yes) | 2 (%10) | 1 (%4.3) | NA | ∗ | .590 |
| Revision (yes) | 0 | 0 | 3 (%11.5) | ∗6.084 | .048 |
| Load Bearing (wk) | 9.1 ± 1.62 | 8.57 ± 1.38 | 9.5 ± 1.9 | †1.938 | .152 |
| Distance from Tibial Plafonda (Distal) | 25 [4] | 31 [6] | 31.7 [8] | ‡15.728 | <.001 |
| Injuries Pattern | |||||
| BIMALLEOL | 5 (%25) | 8 (%34.8) | 9 (%34.6) | – | – |
| TRIMALLEOL | 6 (%30) | 6 (%26.1) | 7 (%26.9) | ||
| WEBER TYPE B | 5 (%25) | 5 (%21.7) | 4 (%15.4) | ||
| WEBER TYPE C | 4 (%20) | 4 (%17.4) | 6 (%23.1) | ||
∗
Chi-Squared test values.
†
ANOVA test values.
‡
Kruskal–Wallis test values.
Data were shown as count (percentage), mean ± standard deviation, or median [interquartile range].