Is Hardware Removal Recommended after Ankle Fracture Repair?

Table 5

Factors associated with patient satisfaction in 43 patients, 43 feet with mild pain group.

Variables	Coding	⁢Pain score ≤ 3 ()
			value
Age	Years	0.02	.92
Gender	M/F (0/1)	−0.03	.86
Preoperative pain^†	0 to 10	0.16	.30
Postoperative pain^†	0 to 10	−0.36	.02
Improved scar	Grade (0 to 2)	0.17	.28
Improved swelling	Grade (0 to 2)	0.39	.01
Screw breakage	No/yes (0/1)	−0.23	.14

Indicating significance.
10 cm visual analog scale.