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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients included

From: Clinical outcomes of arthroscopic all-inside anterior talofibular ligament suture augmentation repair versus modified suture augmentation repair for chronic ankle instability patients

Variable

SA group

MSA group

t/X2 value

P value

Number of patients

50

50

  

Age, years

33.1 ± 7.9

32.3 ± 7.6

0.476

0.535

Sex (M/F), n

29/21

30/20

  

Follow-up, months

24.3 ± 2.0

24.2 ± 1.9

0.123

0.962

Body Mass Index

23.6 ± 2.7

23.2 ± 2.4

0.233

0.791

AOFAS

65.2 ± 9.8

65.9 ± 11.1

0.344

0.593

VAS

2.5 ± 1.0

2.6 ± 1.0

0.489

0.526

Anterior drawer test, %

  

0.154

0.917

Grade 0

0(0%)

0(0%)

  

Grade 1

5(10%)

3(6%)

  

Grade 2

30(60%)

30(60%)

  

Grade 3

15(30%)

17(34%)

  
  1. Data are number of patients n (%) or mean ± SD
  2. AOFAS: The American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society; VAS: Visual analog scale; SA: Suture Augmentation Repair; MSA: Modified Suture Augmentation Repair