Posterolateral plating increases peroneal tendon thickness without affecting clinical outcomes: a ultrasonographic comparative study of 76 SER ankle fractures.

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol · 2026 · PMC13106246 · PMID 42026356

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failed to reach statistical significanceP = 0.31not close (p > 0.1)

29.3%), although this difference failed to reach statistical significance ( P = 0.31).

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showed a trendno p-value reported

The posterolateral plating group also showed a trend towards a lower complication rate (15% vs. 29.3%), although this difference failed to reach statistical significance ( P = 0.31).

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