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 7 Comparison of the intragroup and intragroup values of the relative isometric and peak torque values and their Limb Symmetry Index scores in subgroup IA and subgroup IB.
RIT and RPT (N*m/kg) between Subgroup IA and IB | |||||||||
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FPFM | FDFM | ||||||||
Subgroup IAMe; (Q1; Q3) | Subgroup IBMe; (Q1; Q3) | p-value* | Statistical power analyses | Subgroup IAMe; (Q1; Q3) | Subgroup IBMe; (Q1; Q3) | p-value* | Statistical power analyses | ||
RIT−15° | Involved | 2.00; (1.80; 2.40) | 1.37; (0.96; 1.76) | 0.064 | 0.74 | 0.40; (0.31; 0.43) | 0.40; (0.33; 0.46) | 1.00 | 0.07 |
Uninvolved | 2.22; (2.02; 2.53) | 1.65; (1.60; 2.11) | 0.348 | 0.44 | 0.39; (0.36; 0.43) | 0.49; (0.45; 0.58) | 0.156 | 0.60 | |
p-value* | 1.00 | 0.256 | 1.00 | 0.168 | |||||
Statistical power analyses | 0.13 | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.69 | |||||
Differences | 0.03; (−0.11; 0.22) | 0.47; (0.11; 0.62) | 0.141 | 0.44 | 0.01; (−0.07; 0.11) | 0.12; (0.07; 0.12) | 0.68 | 0.55 | |
LSI | 99.21; (89.05; 103.98) | 77.12; (60.73; 93.31) | 0.50 | 101.67; (79.23; 118.41) | 79.64; (71.04; 85.37) | 0.112 | 0.42 | ||
RIT0° | Involved | 1.50; (1.12; 1.84) | 0.99; (0.71; 1.20) | 0.156 | 0.71 | 0.50; (0.34; 0.56) | 0.57; (0.53; 0.68) | 0.560 | 0.43 |
Uninvolved | 1.63; (1.33; 1.79) | 1.26; (1.06; 1.38) | 0.272 | 0.52 | 0.54; (0.54; 0.58) | 0.65; (0.63; 0.77) | 0.156 | 0.65 | |
p-value* | 1.00 | 0.448 | 1.00 | 0.372 | |||||
Statistical power analyses | 0.14 | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.50 | |||||
Differences | 0.15; (−0.01; 0.24) | 0.16; (0.08; 0.59) | 0.517 | 0.17 | 0.04; (−0.02; 0.19) | 0.09; (0.07; 0.10) | 0.337 | 0.12 | |
LSI | 93.12; (82.50; 101.18) | 86.17; (49.62; 93.43) | 0.377 | 0.27 | 89.47; (69.55; 104.44) | 87.10; (80.21; 88.92) | 0.859 | 0.08 | |
RIT15° | Involved | 1.01; (0.70; 1.32) | 0.53; (0.34; 0.70) | 0.116 | 0.70 | 0.62; (0.47; 0.68) | 0.61; (0.60; 0.68) | 1.00 | 0.16 |
Uninvolved | 1.24; (0.95; 1.26) | 0.92; (0.75; 0.96) | 0.156 | 0.74 | 0.62; (0.51; 0.70) | 0.64; (0.58; 0.79) | 1.00 | 0.29 | |
p-value* | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Statistical power analyses | 0.27 | 0.87 | 0.12 | 0.31 | |||||
Differences | 0.22; (0.18; 0.31) | 0.41; (0.17; 0.44) | 0.517 | 0.30 | 0.03; (−0.03; 0.04) | 0.09; (−0.02; 0.11) | 0.316 | 0.21 | |
LSI | 80.56; (73.72; 88.20) | 56.25; (39.11; 77.25) | 0.101 | 0.45 | 95.05; (91.43; 104.05) | 56.25; (39.11; 77.25) | 0.445 | 0.18 | |
RIT30° | Involved | 0.47; (0.30; 0.75) | 0.28; (0.16; 0.32) | 0.272 | 0.52 | 0.56; (0.49; 0.62) | 0.55; (0.50; 0.62) | 1.00 | 0.07 |
Uninvolved | 0.73; (0.66; 0.77) | 0.41; (0.39; 0.45) | 0.92 | 0.60; (0.54; 0.69) | 0.65; (0.57; 0.68) | 1.00 | 0.22 | ||
p-value* | 0.692 | 1.00 | 0.308 | ||||||
Statistical power analyses | 0.54 | 0.91 | 0.15 | 0.48 | |||||
Differences | 0.27; (0.18; 0.35) | 0.19; (0.08; 0.26) | 0.263 | 0.26 | 0.01; (−0.01; 0.05) | 0.08; (0.03; 0.10) | 0.112 | 0.28 | |
LSI | 67.81; (39.73; 74.83) | 57.98; (45.52; 80.95) | 0.216 | 0.07 | 98.48; (91.38; 101.79) | 88.33; (82.19; 94.97) | 0.377 | 0.30 | |
RPT180°/s | Involved | 0.64; (0.52; 0.73) | 0.46; (0.37; 0.56) | 0.208 | 0.63 | 0.29; (0.24; 0.33) | 0.26; (0.25; 0.31) | 1.00 | 0.22 |
Uninvolved | 0.74; (0.64; 0.76) | 0.69; (0.63; 0.87) | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.33; (0.29; 0.34) | 0.27; (0.23; 0.31) | 1.00 | 0.32 | |
p-value* | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Statistical power analyses | 0.16 | 0.71 | 0.17 | 0.09 | |||||
Differences | 0.06; (0.01; 0.15) | 0.22; (0.17; 0.28) | 0.69 | 0.01; (−0.003; 0.09) | 0.002; (−0.01; 0.03) | 0.768 | 0.14 | ||
LSI | 91.77; (79.56; 97.89) | 64.38; (60.84; 81.28) | 0.75 | 96.30; (73.33; 101.11) | 99.01; (89.56; 104.30) | 0.860 | 0.12 | ||
RPT30°/s | Involved | 1.34; (1.23; 1.41) | 0.90; (0.79; 1.44) | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.45; (0.39; 0.54) | 0.47; (0.43; 0.53) | 1.00 | 0.09 |
Uninvolved | 1.51; (1.25; 1.76) | 1.36; (1.18; 1.96) | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.45; (0.34; 0.55) | 0.45; (0.42; 0.52) | 1.00 | 0.09 | |
p-value* | 1.00 | 0.308 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
Statistical power analyses | 0.10 | 0.56 | 0.07 | 0.08 | |||||
Differences | 0.015; (−0.18; 0.32) | 0.37; (0.31; 0.57) | 0.63 | 0.004; (−0.02; 0.05) | 0.02; (−0.03; 0.02) | 0.680 | 0.05 | ||
LSI | 100.21; (78.55; 115.48) | 72.91; (65.95; 81.40) | 0.70 | 99.56; (80.54; 104.58) | 96.92; (93.52; 106.41) | 0.680 | 0.06 | ||
Me – median; Q1 – lower quartile; Q3 – upper quartile; – statistical significance level; RIT – relative isometric torque values; RPT – relative peak torque values; LSI – Limb Symmetry Index; FPFM – foot plantar flexors muscle; FDFM – foot dorsiflexor muscles. ≤0.05 is indicated in bold. * Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction. |