Table 4.

Comparison of the clinical outcome assessed by the Foot Function Index for matched groups: operative vs. non-operative group. Groups were matched for age, sex, fracture classification, injury mechanism, total number of collateral fractures of the foot and ankle joint, and the follow-up time after the treatment

	Non-operative	Operative	p
FFI assessed = yes (%)	10	10
Follow-up time [years] = mean (sd)	4.20 (2.04)	4.50 (2.42)	0.768
FFI-F	21.03 (28.46)	30.09 (28.59)	0.487
FFI-P	13.05 (19.35)	24.85 (23.09)	0.231
FFI sum	17.41 (23.85)	27.70 (25.45)	0.363