Ankle fracture configuration following treatment with and without arthroscopic-assisted reduction and fixation

Table 3 Arthritic changes following the surgical treatments

Treatmentgroups	Arthritic changes1
	None	Mild	Moderate	Significance	P value
Arthroscopic- assisted reduction and internal fixation	2 (25%)	3 (37.5%)	0	3 (37.5%)	0.3
Open reduction and internal fixation	2 (16.7%)	6 (50%)	3 (25%)	1 (8.3%)
Total	4 (20%)	9 (45%)	3 (15%)	4 (20%)

¹Arthritic changes was described as mild (presence of osteophyte), moderate (narrowing of joint space), and significance (presence of osteophyte associated with narrowing of joint space).