27 October 2022>: Clinical Research
Retrospective Study from a Single Center in Poland of Postoperative Outcomes of Muscle Strength in Patients After Surgical Suturing of the Achilles Tendon Using a Kessler’s Suture and 28 Weeks of Supervised Postoperative Physiotherapy
Łukasz Sikorski 1BCDEF* , Andrzej Czamara 12ABDEGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938267
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e938267
Table 4 Intergroup comparison of relative isometric and peak torque values of the ankle joint.
Group A | Group B | ||||||
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Angular velocity | Position of the foot | Involved leg (IL) (M±SD) | Right leg (RL) (M±SD) | Left leg (LL) (M±SD) | |||
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RIT 0°/s | −15° | 0.38±0.08 | 0.42±0.12 | 0.38±0.08 | 0.249 | – | 0.17 |
0° | 0.53±0.11 | 0.58±0.10 | 0.59±0.09 | 0.200 | – | 0.34 | |
15° | 0.61±0.09 | 0.63±0.11 | 0.64±0.09 | 0.605 | – | 0.11 | |
30° | 0.57±0.08 | 0.63±0.10 | 0.65±0.09 | IL: RL – pIL: LL – p=0.091RL: LL – p=0.790 | 0.63 | ||
RPT 180°/s | 0.28±0.06 | 0.28±0.06 | 0.33±0.10 | 0.151 | – | 0.34 | |
RPT 30°/s | 0.45±0.08 | 0.45±0.08 | 0.49±0.14 | 0.503 | – | 0.14 | |
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RIT 0°/s | −15° | 1.69±0.61 | 2.39±0.64 | 2.47±0.52 | ≤ | IL: RL – IL: LL – ≤RL: LL – p=0.910 | 1.00 |
0° | 1.24±0.44 | 1.86±0.36 | 1.85±0.38 | ≤ | IL: RL – ≤IL: LL – ≤RL: LL – p=0.999 | 1.00 | |
15° | 0.74±0.35 | 1.26±0.29 | 1.22±0.30 | ≤ | IL: RL – ≤IL: LL – ≤RL: LL – p=0.907 | 1.00 | |
30° | 0.34±0.21 | 0.76±0.17 | 0.72±0.18 | ≤ | IL: RL – ≤IL: LL – ≤RL: LL – p=0.780 | 1.00 | |
RPT 180°/s | 0.53±0.16 | 0.72±0.32 | 0.74±0.36 | 0.057 | – | 0.41 | |
RPT 30°/s | 1.19±0.42 | 1.28±0.43 | 1.34±0.44 | 0.537 | – | 0.14 | |
M – mean value; SD – standard deviation; – statistical significance level; RIT – relative isometric torque value; RPT – relative peak torque value; FPFM – foot plantar flexor muscles; FDFM – foot dorsiflexor muscles. ≤0.05 is indicated in bold. * One-way ANOVA; ** Tukey’s test. |