Table 3. Results of the functional assessment.
| The Laaveg-Ponseti score | Group A (n = 637 feet) | Group B (n = 628 feet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A | n | % | Mean (sd) | n | % | Mean (sd) | p-value |
| Excellent (90 to 100) | 347 | 54.5 | 94.46 (4.98) | 327 | 52 | 96.35 (4.86) | 0.31 * NS |
| Good (80 to 89) | 207 | 32.5 | 84.33 (4.75) | 214 | 34.10 | 84.36 (4.81) | |
| Moderate (70 to 79) | 68 | 10.7 | 74.82 (4.93) | 79 | 12.60 | 74.33 (4.87) | |
| Poor (< 70) | 15 | 2.3 | 46.8 (18.41) | 8 | 1.30 | 45 (18.49) | |
| Total | 637 | 100 | 87.81 (19.82) | 628 | 100 | 90.55 (20.71) | 0.02 * † ‡ |
| Part B | n | % | n | % | |||
| Satisfaction | Very satisfed | - | 502 | 78.81 | 512 | 81.53 | 0.02 *‡ |
| Satisfed | - | 78 | 12.24 | 105 | 16.72 | ||
| Neither satisfed nor dissatisfed | - | 57 | 8.95 | 11 | 1.75 | ||
| The function of daily life | Did not limit their activity | - | 562 | 88.30 | 540 | 86 | < 0.001 * ** |
| Occasionally limited their strenuous activities | - | 25 | 3.90 | 73 | 11. 6 | ||
| Usually limited their strenuous activities | - | 50 | 7.80 | 15 | 2.4 | ||
| Passive movement | Mean (sd) | - | 8 (2.67) | 8.4 (2.8) | 0.01 † ‡ | ||
| Range | - | 3 to 10 | 4 to 10 | ||||
*
chi-squared test
†
Independent t-test
‡
signifcant (p < 0.05)
**
highly signifcant (p < 0.01)
NS, not signifcant (p > 0.05)