Table 2: Range of movement in degrees preoperatively and at each point of follow up. P values reported from paired t tests comparing total ROM to pre-op except a which is from a Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test.
|
mean |
Mean ROM |
p value |
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|
Pre-op n-19 |
dorsiflexion |
20.26 |
31.84 |
-- |
|
plantarflexion |
11.58 |
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|
3 months n=19 |
dorsiflexion |
39.47 |
55.00 |
<0.001 |
|
plantarflexion |
15.53 |
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|
6 months n=18 |
dorsiflexion |
44.41 |
63.24 |
<0.001 |
|
plantarflexion |
18.82 |
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|
12 months n=13 |
dorsiflexion |
40.00 |
59.29 |
0.003 |
|
plantarflexion |
19.29 |
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|
24 months n=5 |
dorsiflexion |
45.00 |
80.00* |
0.043a |
|
plantarflexion |
30.00 |
*indicates median value.