Table 1.

Characterization of the Sample

Variable	Loop suture group (n = 36)	Free-edge suture group (n = 35)	Pavalue
Age, yr	33.83 ± 8.59	35.71 ± 9.00	0.371b
Sex			0.116c
Male	22	20
Female	14	15
BMI, kg/m2	24.63 ± 2.45	24.26 ± 2.71	0.552b
Side			0.338c
Right	23	20
Left	13	15
VAS, mm	6.00 ± 1.94	6.17 ± 1.93	0.710b
AOFAS	70.47 ± 9.06	72.03 ± 9.30	0.477b
KAFS	67.03 ± 8.88	67.34 ± 11.23	0.896b
ATT	7.19 ± 1.37	7.20 ± 1.32	0.986b
Time between injury and surgery, mo	15.75 ± 3.16	15.63 ± 2.84	0.865b
Length of surgicalprocedure, min	47.61 ± 4.49	43.46 ± 5.70	0.001b
Hospital stay, days	3.58 ± 0.60	3.60 ± 0.65	0.911b
Follow-up, mo	22.97 ± 7.11	22.46 ± 7.22	0.763b

BMI body mass index; VAS visual analogue scale; AOFAS American orthopaedic foot and ankle society; KAFS Karlsson ankle function score; ATT anterior talar translation

^aA value p < 0.05 was set as statistically significant

^bt test

^cPearson χ² test