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 Sikorski1BCDEF*, Andrzej Czamara12ABDEGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938267
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e938267
Table 5 Comparison of the intragroup and intergroup values corresponding to total range of motion in the sagittal plane, circumference of ankle joint, shin pain, and Thompson and Matles test results.
| Tested parameters | Leg | Group | Legp-value* | Groupp-value* | Leg×Groupp-value* | Statistical power analyses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (M±SD) | B (M±SD) | ||||||
| Total ROMSP of the ankle joint (°) | Involved/right legs | 60.78±9.30 | 67.33±7.74 | 0.078 | 0.114 | 0.58 | |
| Uninvolved/left legs | 67.65±6.27 | 66.64±7.40 | |||||
| Differences | 6.88±6.92 | −0.69±3.67 | ** | 1.00 | |||
| Circumference of ankle joint (cm) | Involved/right legs | 28.03±2.59 | 27.03±2.76 | 0.775 | 0.194 | 0.744 | 0.16 |
| Uninvolved/left legs | 27.65±2.87 | 27.05±2.72 | |||||
| Differences | −0.37±0.48 | 0.03±0.11 | ** | 1.00 | |||
| Circumference of shin (cm) | Involved/right legs | 37.80±3.03 | 39.03±4.34 | 0.577 | 0.499 | 0.445 | 0.12 |
| Uninvolved/left legs | 38.93±3.30 | 38.85±4.31 | |||||
| Differences | 1.13±0.99 | −0.17±0.54 | ** | 1.00 | |||
| Pain in VAS | Involved/right legs | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | – | |||
| Uninvolved/left legs | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | – | ||||
| Negative Thompson’s test results | Involved/right legs | 20 | 20 | – | |||
| Uninvolved/left legs | 20 | 20 | – | ||||
| Negative Matles test results | Involved/right legs | 20 | 20 | – | |||
| Uninvolved/left legs | 20 | 20 | – | ||||
| M – mean value; SD – standard deviation; – statistical significance level; Total ROMSP – total range of motion in sagittal plane; VAS – visual analogue scale. Group I: after surgical suturing of Achilles tendon; Group II: control. ≤0.05 is indicated in bold. * Two-way ANOVA; ** test. | |||||||