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 8 Comparison of the intragroup and intergroup values corresponding to a total range of motion in sagittal plane (Total ROMSP) and circumference of shin and ankle joint in subgroups IA and IB.
| Tested parameters | Legs | Subgroup | p-value* | Statistical power analyses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAMe; (Q1; Q3) | IBMe; (Q1; Q3) | ||||
| Total ROMSP of ankle joint (°) | Involved legs | 64.85; (57.70; 72.10) | 58.30; (53.80; 69.00) | 1.00 | 0.21 |
| Uninvolved legs | 70.60; (64.20; 73.20) | 64.00; (62.40; 71.60) | 0.696 | 0.15 | |
| p-value* | 1.00 | 0.308 | |||
| Statistical power analyses | 0.30 | 0.37 | |||
| Differences | 4.75; (−0.40; 10.70) | 9.10; (3.30; 10.90) | 0.680 | 0.17 | |
| Circumference of ankle joint (cm) | Involved legs | 26.50; (26.00; 28.00) | 28.50; (26.50; 29.00) | 0.992 | 0.22 |
| Uninvolved legs | 26.50; (25.50; 27.00) | 28.00; (26.00; 28.50) | 0.928 | 0.19 | |
| p-value* | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Statistical power analyses | 0.11 | 0.07 | |||
| Differences | −0.25; (−1.00; 0.00) | −0.50; (−0.50; −0.50) | 0.680 | 0.06 | |
| Circumference of shin (cm) | Involved legs | 36.75; (35.00; 39.00) | 38.00; (38.00; 38.50) | 0.864 | 0.07 |
| Uninvolved legs | 37.75; (36.50; 39.00) | 40.00; (39.50; 40.00) | 0.432 | 0.07 | |
| p-value* | 1.00 | 0.188 | |||
| Statistical power analyses | 0.22 | 0.13 | |||
| Differences | 1.25; (0.50; 2.50) | 1.50; (1.00; 1.50) | 0.953 | 0.05 | |
| Me – median; Q1 – lower quartile; Q3 – upper quartile; – statistical significance level; Total ROMSP – total range of motion in sagittal plane. ≤0.05 is indicated in bold. * Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction. | |||||