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Table. 5.

Table. 5.

Comparison of Characteristics between Location of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fracture (Lawrence and Botte’s Classification) in Associated Injury Patients

Characteristic Zone I Zone II Zone III Total p-value
Associated injury*
Ankle fracture 12 (75.0) 2 (12.5) 2 (12.5) 16 0.458
Ankle ligament injury 12 (85.8) 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 14 0.544
CC injury 26 (92.9) 2 (7.1) 0 (0.0) 28 0.036
Lisfranc injury 15 (68.2) 4 (18.2) 3 (13.6) 22 0.221
Other injury 18 (64.3) 7 (25.0) 3 (10.7) 28 0.154
Mode 0.051
Direct 21 (63.6) 8 (24.2) 4 (12.2) 33
Indirect 41 (85.4) 6 (12.5) 1 (2.1) 48

Values are presented as number (%).

CC: bifurcate or calcaneocuboid joint ligaments injury.

*The number of patients with multiple associated injuries in patients with Zone I fracture was 18 of 62, in patients with Zone II fracture was 2 of 14, and in patients with Zone III fracture was 3 of 5.

Statistically significant (p<0.05).

J Korean Foot Ankle Soc 2022;26:163-70 https://doi.org/10.14193/jkfas.2022.26.4.163
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