Table 2.
Pre- and post-op comparisons by group.
| 2 Endobutton (n = 20) | 1 Endobutton (n = 23) | Screw (n = 26) | ∗Test values | P values | |
| TFCS | |||||
| Pre-op | 9.5 [3.75] | 9.6 [2] | 9.9 [3] | 0.952 | .621 |
| Post-op | 4 [2] | 4.2 [2] | 4.9 [2] | 8.336 | .015 |
| Last follow up | 5.8 [2.75] | 4.6 [1] | 5.9 [2.25] | 14.309 | <.001 |
| †Test values | 37.455 | 42.323 | 46.323 | ||
| P values | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
| TFO | |||||
| Pre-op | 1.9 [3] | 2.2 [2] | 2.4 [3.25] | 0.913 | .634 |
| Post-op | 7.5 [1] | 7.7 [2] | 6.8 [2] | 3.027 | .220 |
| Last follow up | 7.3 [1] | 6.9 [2] | 5.8 [2] | 11.59 | .003 |
| †Test values | 35.567 | 43.053 | 37.796 | ||
| p values | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
| MCS | |||||
| Pre-op | 8.5 [3.75] | 8 [2] | 9 [3] | 0.879 | .644 |
| Post-op | 2.8 [1] | 2.6[1] | 2.8 [0.25] | 1.39 | .499 |
| Last follow up | 3 [2] | 3.1 [2] | 3.4 [1] | 4.221 | .121 |
| †Test values | 38 | 42.883 | 48.292 | ||
| P values | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
Kruskal–Wallis test values.
Friedman test values.
MCS = medial clear space, TFCS = tibiofibular clear space, TFCS = tibiofibular clear space, TFO = tibiofibular overlap, TFO = tibiofibular overlap.
Data are shown as median [interquartile range].