Table 2 Impact of demographic data (sex, age, height, dominant side) on the stiffness of each structure in neutral position and then in functional position
Gender | Dominant side | Correlation (ρ) with | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | p value | Yes | No | p value | Age | p value | Height | p value | |
Spring ligament | ||||||||||
Normal | 4.58 ± 1.01 | 4.46 ± 0.62 | 0.56 | 4.54 ± 0.88 | 4.58 ± 0.81 | 0.94 | -0.26 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.83 |
Valgus 20° | 6.09 ± 1.2 | 5.65 ± 0.65 | 0.21 | 5.9 ± 1.07 | 6.1 ± 1.15 | 0.78 | -0.24 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.14 |
Varus 30° | 4.7 ± 1.03 | 4.79 ± 1.28 | 0.69 | 4.91 ± 1.34 | 4.61 ± 0.91 | 0.52 | -0.31 | 0.05 | -0.17 | 0.30 |
Posterior tibialis tendon (PTT) | ||||||||||
Normal | 6.3 ± 0.79 | 6.38 ± 0.72 | 0.66 | 6.47 ± 0.81 | 6.51 ± 0.73 | 0.61 | -0.16 | 0.32 | 0.006 | 0.97 |
Valgus 20° | 7.66 ± 1.01 | 7.5 ± 0.86 | 0.33 | 7.63 ± 0.93 | 7.61 ± 0.96 | 0.76 | -0.30 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.62 |
Varus 30° | 6.01 ± 0.61 | 6.43 ± 0.9 | 0.03 | 6.19 ± 0.86 | 6.39 ± 0.75 | 0.68 | -0.34 | 0.03 | -0.26 | 0.11 |