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Table 3 Muscle function in patients with CATR

From: Patients with chronic Achilles tendon rupture have persistent limitations in patient-reported function and calf muscle function one year after surgical treatment – a case series

 

Injured side

Healthy side

LSI

Proportion of patients with acceptable function

Difference between injured and healthy side

Median (IQR)

Min;max

Median (IQR)

Min;max

Median (IQR)

Min;max

%

Effect size

P-value

Heel-rise repetitions

20 (10)

24 (12)

84 (23)

55

0.46*

0.004

2; 49

17; 55

12; 133

n = 20

n = 20

 

Heel-rise height (cm)

8 (7)

10 (8)

79 (21)

45

0.62**

 < 0.001

3; 15

7; 17

36; 99

n = 20

n = 20

 

Heel-rise total work

(joule)

872 (1740)

1590 (2145)

68 (29)

35

0.59**

 < 0.001

49; 3438

737; 4143

5; 138

n = 20

n = 20

 

CMJ (cm)

5 (7)

5 (10)

98 (36)

56

0.16

0.365

2; 20

3; 17

65; 204

n = 16

n = 16

 

Hopping ratio

0.37 (0)

0.48 (0)

90 (19)

70

0.63**

0.005

0.30; 0.53

0.31; 0.62

66; 97

n = 10

n = 10

 
  1. CATR Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture, CMJ Counter Movement Jump, IQR Interquartile range, Limb symmetry index = injured/healthy side × 100, * small effect, ** medium effect, *** large effect