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Table 5 Correlations between sensory function and medio-lateral knee position during the functional tasks

From: Association between sensory function and medio-lateral knee position during functional tasks in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury

 

Medio-lateral knee position

Sensory test

 
 

Single-limb mini squat

Stair descending

Forward lunge

Drop jump

Women

(n = 23)

(n = 22)

(n = 19)

(n = 13)

TDPM (degrees)

rs = 0.344

rs = −0.288

rs = 0.000

rs = 0.469

p = 0.108

p = 0.194

p = 1.0

p = 0.106

VPT MTP1 (volts)

rs = 0.114

r s  = 0.453

rs = 0.308

rs = −0.343

p = 0.603

p = 0.034

p = 0.199

p = 0.251

VPT MM (volts)

rs = 0.069

r s  = 0.626

r s  = 0.544

rs = −0.088

p = 0.756

p = 0.002

p = 0.016

p = 0.776

VPT MF (volts)

rs = −0.092

rs = 0.313

rs = 0.409

rs = 0.408

p = 0.675

p = 0.155

p = 0.082

p = 0.167

Men

(n = 28)

(n = 28)

(n = 28)

(n = 23)

TDPM (degrees)

rs = 0.008

rs = 0.338

rs = −0.030

r s  = 0.423

p = 0.969

p = 0.079

p = 0.878

p = 0.044

VPT MTP1 (volts)

rs = −0.170

rs = −0.143

rs = −0.052

rs = −0.069

p = 0.388

p = 0.468

p = 0.794

p = 0.755

VPT MM (volts)

rs = −0.115

rs = 0.021

rs = 0. − 232

rs = −0.162

p = 0.560

p = 0.917

p = 0.235

p = 0.461

VPT MF (volts)

rs = −0.039

rs = 0.121

rs = −0.237

rs = 0.338

 

p = 0.844

p = 0.540

p = 0.224

p = 0.079

  1. TDPM = threshold to detection of passive motion, VPT = vibration perception threshold, MTP1 = metatarsophalangeal joint 1, MM = medial malleolus, MF = medial femoral condyle, rs = Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, bold text = statistically significant difference (p ≤ 0.05).
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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