Secondary Effects of the Rupture and Reconstruction of the Interosseous Talocalcaneal Ligament on the Peritalar Joints

06 January 2021: Animal Study

Chen Liu ^1AE , Jing-xian Zhu ^2B , Yue-lin Hu ^2B , Chen Jiao ^2C , Qin-wei Guo ^2C , Ying-fang Ao ^2A*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.925292

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e925292

Table 2 Results of the operated side of the 12 articular surfaces compared at every stage in the 3 groups by the Kruskal-Wallis test (n=6).

Articular surface	4th week		8th week		16th week		32nd week
Articular surface	HC	P	HC	P	HC	P	HC	P
Cr-Ta	0.000	1.000	4.250	0.119	4.235	0.120	2.414	0.299
Ta-Cr	2.000	0.368	4.235	0.120	4.406	0.110	7.159	0.028^*
Cr-Ca	2.000	0.386	4.250	0.119	4.250	0.119	2.528	0.283
Ca-Cr	4.235	0.120	6.750	0.034^*	4.406	0.110	2.970	0.227
pTa	2.000	0.368	4.235	0.120	9.563	0.008^**	10.187	0.006^**
pCa	9.563	0.008^**	10.187	0.006^**	12.407	0.002^**	9.080	0.011^*
mTa	0.000	1.000	0.000	1.000	2.000	0.368	4.250	0.119
mCa	0.000	1.000	0.000	1.000	4.235	0.120	1.063	0.588
aTa	2.000	0.368	2.000	0.368	2.267	0.322	2.267	0.322
aCa	0.607	0.738	2.267	0.322	4.406	0.110	14.201	0.001^**
Ta-Na	0.000	1.000	6.800	0.033^*	1.286	0.526	4.628	0.099
Na-Ta	9.714	0.008^**	6.948	0.031^*	6.611	0.037^*	10.127	0.006^**
^* Statistically significant difference; ^** highly significant statistical difference; aCa – anterior talar surface of the calcaneus; aTa – anterior talocalcaneal joint; Ca-Cr – crural surface of the calcaneus; Cr-Ca – calcaneal surface of the crus; Cr-Ta – talar surface of the crus; Hc – H statistic of the Kruskal-Wallis test; mCa – medial talar surface of the calcaneus; mTa – medial talocalcaneal joint; Na-Ta – talar surface of the navicular; P – P-value; pCa – posterior talar surface of the calcaneus; pTa – posterior talocalcaneal joint; T – T statistic of the Wilcoxin test; Ta-Cr – crural surface of the talus; Ta-Na – navicular surface of the talus.