Table 2.
The percentage of increases in the areas and volumes of the syndesmotic joint in the control group and the patient group. The uninjured contralateral ankle (right side in the control group) was considered as the reference for normal values.
| Area increase (%) Median (IQR) |
Volume increase (%) Median (IQR) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height from TP |
0 cm | 1 cm | 3 cm | 5 cm | 10 cm | 1 cm | 3 cm | 5 cm | 10 cm |
| Controls (N=24) | 3.2% (1.7-4.5) | 3.3% (3.1-4.4) | 3.5% (1.3-4.8) | 2.9% (1.6-7.1) | 4.5% (3.9-5.2) | 6.2% (3.2-8.4) | 4.1% (3.7-5.0) | 5.0% (3.9-5.9) | 4.2% (3.1-6.2) |
| Patients (N=24) | 19.2% (12.4-39.32) | 24.1% (15.9-37.1) | 27.3% (16.4-39.3) | 28% (12.1-34) | 29.3% (15.2-38.9) | 31.2% (18.2-35.6) | 26.5% (16.7-38.4) | 25.4% (20-39.1) | 24.7% (22.1-32) |
| p-value | 0.004 * | 0.002 * | 0.003 * | 0.002 * | 0.003 * | 0.003 * | 0.001 * | <0.001 * | 0.004 * |
*
Significant p-values using Mann-Whitney U test and Holm-Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.
Abbreviations: TP, tibial plafond; IQR, interquartile range; %, percentage