Additional mesenchymal stem cell injection improves the outcomes of marrow stimulation combined with supramalleolar osteotomy in varus ankle osteoarthritis: short-term clinical results with second-look arthroscopic evaluation

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 1 Comparison of the baseline demographics in both groups

	Group I	Group II	P Value
Ankles/patients, n	33/31	31/31
Age, y	51.4 ± 8.5	52.2 ± 5.9	n.s.
Sex, male/female, n	14/17	15/16	n.s.
Body mass index, kg/m²	26.8 ± 3.3	27.1 ± 3.2	n.s.
Side of involvement, right/left, n	15/18	17/14	n.s.
Follow-up, mo	26.6 ± 4.0	27.6 ± 5.0	n.s.