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Table 4.

Functional outcomes comparison of the Hepple stage 2 and stage 3 patients of the lesion group

Variable			Hepple stage 2 group (n = 32)	Hepple stage 3 group (n = 28)	P^aValue
Operative time, min			50.16 ± 5.89	48.64 ± 7.29	0.378^b
Hospital duration, day			3.63 ± 0.61	3.46 ± 0.58	0.300^b
VAS	1 yr		0.0 (0.0–.0)	0.0 (0.0–2.0)	0.173^c
	2 yr		0.0 (0.0–1.0)	0.0 (0.0–1.0)	0.225^c
AOFAS	1 yr		89.88 ± 4.20	91.75 ± 4.96	0.421^b
	2 yr		91.31 ± 4.69	92.07 ± 4.23	0.390^b
KAFS	1 yr		89.72 ± 4.39	90.61 ± 4.05	0.119^b
	2 yr		91.56 ± 4.12	90.61 ± 4.43	0.515^b
ATT	1 yr		2.34 ± 1.18	2.64 ± 0.99	0.296^b
	2 yr		2.81 ± 1.23	279 ± 1.07	0.929^b
AJPS	1 yr	Inversion 10°	7.41 ± 1.27	8.04 ± 1.40	0.073^b
	1 yr	Inversion 20°	17.59 ± 1.76	17.82 ± 1.39	0.584^b
	1 yr	Plantar flexion 10°	7.78 ± 1.13	7.43 ± 1.17	0.240^b
	1 yr	Plantar flexion 20°	18.34 ± 1.18	18.36 ± 1.42	0.968^b
	2 yr	Inversion 10°	7.97 ± 1.68	8.04 ± 1.32	0.865^b
	2 yr	Inversion 20°	17.94 ± 1.65	17.96 ± 1.67	0.950^b
	2 yr	Plantar flexion 10°	8.03 ± 1.20	7.61 ± 1.26	0.188^b
	2 yr	Plantar flexion 20°	18.97 ± 1.12	17.96 ± 1.53	0.006^b

VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; AOFAS, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society; KAFS, Karlsson Ankle Function Score; ATT, Anterior Talar Translation; AJPS, Active Joint Position Sense

^aA value p < 0.05 was set as statistically significant

^bt test

^cMann–Whitney test