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

Table 2 Outcome characteristics

Variable	AOFAS	VAS	Anterior drawer test, %				Postoperative complications
Variable	AOFAS	VAS	Grade 0	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Infection	Thromboses	Re-operation	Sural Nerve damage
SA group	76.3 ± 11.3	1.48 ± 0.6	0(0%)	45(90%)	5(10%)	0(0%)	3	0	0	1
MSA group	83.8 ± 11.3	1.50 ± 0.6	0(0%)	47(94%)	3(6%)	0(0%)	2	0	0	0
Differences between groups	7.5 ± 2.2	0.02 ± 0.12
t/X2 value	3.546	0.172	0.25
P value	0.001	0.863	0.617

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

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