Postoperative and follow-up information
fracture
COMPLICATION, POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION, COMPLICATIONS
The time to fracture healing was similar between the individualized plate group and the conventional plate group ((11.0 ± 1.1) weeks vs (11.5 ± 1.2) weeks, p > 0.05). The follow-up duration was comparable between the two groups (individualized plate group: (15.7 ± 2.8) months, conventional plate group: (15.0 ± 2.6) months, p > 0.05), and there were no lost-to-follow-up patients. The rate of successful fracture reduction was higher in the individualized plate group compared to the conventional plate group (87.5% vs 79.2%, p > 0.05), but the difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, the ankle joint functional scores in the individualized plate group were superior to those in the conventional plate group (excellent/good ratio: 91.7% vs 66.7%, χThere were two cases of complications in the individualized plate group, including one case of postoperative wound infection and one case of ankle joint functional impairment. In the conventional plate group, there were five cases of complications, including two cases of postoperative wound infection and three cases of ankle joint functional impairment. Although the complication rate in the individualized plate group was lower than that in the conventional plate group (8.3% vs 20.8%, p = 0.22), the difference was not statistically significant (Table 