Comparative Evaluation of Metallic and Biodegradable Suture Anchors in Arthroscopic Repair of Anterior Talofibular Ligament Injury: A Short-term Study on Clinical and Functional Outcomes

23 October 2023 : Clinical Research

Lei Zhang^ABG, Xiaogao Tang^ABC, Guixuan You^BCDE, Xueyi Chen^EF, Siyi Yang^DF, Houyin Shi^F, Guoyou Wang^AE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939830

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939830

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Table 1 Demographic and surgical details.

Variable	PEEK anchor group (n=32)	Metallic anchor group (n=50)	P
	38.70±9.35
	37.85±10.21	39.24±8.83	n. s.
			n. s.
Male	20	31
Female	12	19
			n. s.
Left	19	27
Right	13	23
	9.72±2.25
	9.50±2.24	9.86±2.27	n. s.
PEEK – polyetheretherketone, n. s. – non-significant.

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