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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Comparison of functional outcomes between groups

From: Bioabsorbable magnesium screw versus conventional titanium screw fixation for medial malleolar fractures

Variable

Group Mg (n = 23)

Group Ti (n = 25)

p-Value

AOFAS (score ± SD)

93.7 ± 8.8

90.0 ± 10.7

0.161a

OA grading

  

0.074b

 Grade 0

21

17

 Grade 1

1

6

 Grade 2

0

2

 Grade 3

1

0

Implant removal n (%)

0 (0%)

5 (20%)

0.031b

  1. AOFAS American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, OA osteoarthritis, Mg magnesium, Ti titanium
  2. aMann–Whitney test
  3. bchi-squared test
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