15 February 2021 : Clinical Research
Comparison of Arthroscopic Surgery Versus Open Surgical Repair of the Anterior Talofibular Ligament: A Retrospective Study of 80 Patients from a Single Center
Bo-Yuan Su1ABG, Shu-Yun Yi2CD, Ting Peng3E, Gang Yi4567F, Lei Zhang4567BCG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928526
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928526
Table 2 Comparison of preoperative and postoperative functional scores between the 2 groups (χ̆±s).
| Group | Group A | Group B | Statistic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 40 | 40 | t | P | |
| AOFAS | Preoperative | 64.2±11 | 65.0±13.13 | 0.452 | 0.657 |
| Postoperative half a year after operation | 80.1±5.3 | 75.7±4.2 | 2.238 | 0.032 | |
| Postoperative a year | 86.3±3.9 | 84.4±3.6 | 0.915 | 0.366 | |
| Postoperative two years operation | 91.1±3.8 | 89.5±3.1 | 0.994 | 0.306 | |
| KAF | Preoperative | 68.0±12.3 | 68.2±12 | 0.135 | 0.895 |
| Postoperative half a year after operation | 77.3±7.4 | 72.8±5.2 | 2.066 | 0.046 | |
| Postoperative a year | 83.4±4.8 | 79.2±3.4 | 0.798 | 0.432 | |
| Postoperative two years operation | 88.2±4.8 | 86.8±2.7 | 0.182 | 0.851 | |
| JSSF | Preoperative | 70.8±14 | 70.1±15 | 0.215 | 0.833 |
| Postoperative half a year after operation | 85.1±5.4 | 81.2±4 | 0.146 | 0.035 | |
| Postoperative a year | 88.9±4.5 | 87.1±3.5 | 0.246 | 0.809 | |
| Postoperative two years operation | 94.8±2.6 | 92.9±2.9 | 1.074 | 0.289 | |
| AOFAS – American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Ankle-Hindfoot Score; KAFS – Karlsson Ankle Functional Score; JSSF – Jersey Shore Science Fair Ankle-Hindfoot Scale Score. | |||||






