Functional and Radiological Benefits of Adding Fibular Osteotomy to Supramalleolar Osteotomy in Ankle Osteoarthritis

02 May 2026 : Clinical Research

Pengwei Li^{AE 1,2*}, Heda Liu^{BD 1,2}, Fei Huang^{C 1}, Lin Liu^{F 1}, Sheng Liu^{BF 1}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951712

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951712

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Table 3 Functional outcomes and radiological parameters between the 2 groups at the final follow-up visit.

	SMOT (n=34)	SMOT+FO (n=31)	P value
AOFAS score	78.94±2.27	81.00±2.28	0.001
VAS score	2.47±0.83	2.19±0.70	0.152
ROM of ankle	37.12±2.73	35.97±2.81	0.099
TAS	89.29±1.98	89.19±1.45	0.817
TT	2.94± 0.92	1.84±0.86	<0.001
TC	77.03±3.02	79.03±3.04	0.007
TLS	78.32±2.06	77.81±2.98	0.415
SMOT – supramalleolar osteotomy; SMOT+FO – supramalleolar osteotomy combined with fibular osteotomy; AOFAS – American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society; VAS – visual analogue scale; ROM – range of motion; TAS – tibial articular surface angle; TT – talar tilt angle; TC – tibiocrural angle; TLS – tibial lateral surface angle.

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