28 May 2021 : Clinical Research
Assessment of Lower Limb Load Distribution in Patients Treated with the Ilizarov Method for Tibial Nonunion
Łukasz Pawik1ABCDEFG, Andżelika Pajchert-Kozłowska2ABCDEF, Łukasz Szelerski3BCDE, Sławomir Żarek3BCDE, Radosław Górski3BCDE, Malwina Pawik4BCDE, Felicja Fink-Lwow4BCDE, Piotr Morasiewicz25ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930849
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930849
Table 3 Body weight distribution for patients after treatment with the Ilizarov method between OL and NOL vs healthy people.
| Loads on limb | Control group (n=32) | Patients after burgery (n=24) |
|---|---|---|
| Operated limb [%] | 48.0 (42.3–56.0) | 48.5 (17.5–62.5) |
| Non-operated limb [%] | 52.0 (44.0–57.7) | 51.5 (37.5–82.5) |
| 0.015 | 0.084 | |
| Forefoot OL [%] | 50.0 (24.9–59.7) | 50.5 (20.7–90.2) |
| Forefoot NOL [%] | 44.0 (32.0–64.4) | 42.5 (13.7–70.2) |
| 0.326 | 0.359 | |
| Backfoot OL [%] | 50.0 (40.3–75.0) | 49.5 (8.0–79.2) |
| Backfoot NOL [%] | 56.0 (36.6–68.0) | 57.5 (29.7–86.2) |
| 0.326 | 0.359 | |
| Operated limb [%] | 49.0 (41.6–54.4) | 48.5 (19.0–70.0) |
| Non-operated limb [%] | 51.0 (45.6–58.4) | 51.5 (30.0–81.0) |
| <0.001 | 0.170 | |
| Forefoot OL [%] | 47.0 (29.9–58.1) | 57.0 (21.7–93.0) |
| Forefoot NOL [%] | 46.0 (34.0–62.7) | 48.0 (12.5–80.7) |
| 0.987 | 0.210 | |
| Backfoot OL [%] | 53.0 (41.9–70.1) | 43.0 (7.0–78.2) |
| Backfoot NOL [%] | 54.0 (37.3–66.0) | 52.0 (19.2–87.5) |
| 0.987 | 0.210 | |
| Data are medians and 5–95 percentiles. OL – operated limb; NOL – non-operated limb. | ||