The Double-Row Suture Technique: A Better Option for the Treatment of Haglund Syndrome

Table 2

Comparison of functional scores pre- and postoperatively in 2 groups ( patients in each group).

	Scale	Preoperative score	Latest follow-up score
Group 1	AOFAS ankle-hindfoot scale score			0.0441
	VISA-A score			0.0408
	The Arner-Lindholm standard		7 excellent, 7 good, 2 bad
	Recurrence rate		2 (12.5%)
	Residual heel pain		5 (31.3%)
Group 2	AOFAS ankle-hindfoot scale score			0.0228
	VISA-A score			0.0158
	The Arner-Lindholm standard		11 excellent, 5 good, 0 bad
	Recurrence rate		0
	Residual heel pain		0

AOFAS: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
VISA-A: Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles.
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.
Group 1: the patients had traditional single-row suture technique.
Group 2: the patients had double-row suture technique.
Independent sample -test.