[Retracted] A Novel Approach Combined with MIPO Technique for the Treatment of Type C Pilon Fractures

Table 2

Comparison of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot Score (AOFAS-AHS), and ankle flexion-extension range of motion between the ankle-C approach group and the conventional approach group ().

Groups		VAS (points)			AOFAS-AHS (points)			Ankle flexion-extension range of motion (°)
		Before surgery	1 month after surgery	At the last follow-up (≥6 months after surgery)	Before surgery	1 month after surgery	At the last follow-up (≥6 months after surgery)	Before surgery	1 month after surgery	At the last follow-up (≥6 months after surgery)
a-C approach group	12			^#			^#			^#
Conventional approach group	21			^#			^#			^#
		0.904	0.023	0.629	0.944	0.036	0.476	0.612	0.000	0.035

, compared to the same group before surgery; #, compared to the same group 1 month after surgery.