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Table 2 Plantar pressure parameters and VAS (mean and 95% CI) before and after MP placement

From: Correlations between subjective treatment responses and plantar pressure parameters of metatarsal pad treatment in metatarsalgia patients: a prospective study

 

Pre-treatment

Post-treatment

Change after treatment

p value

MPP (kPa)

225.8 (174.5 ~ 280.0)

199.0 (163.3 ~ 234.8)

-26.7 (-52.3 ~ -1.1)

0.028

PTI (kPa·s)

34.8 (27.0 ~ 42.6)

31.9 (24.3 ~ 39.5)

-2.9 (-5.0 ~ -0.9)

0.005

VAS

4.9 (4.4 ~ 5.5)

3.9 (3.1 ~ 4.7)

-1.0 (-1.5 ~ -0.5)

0.001

  1. MPP, maximal peak pressure; PTI, pressure time integral; VAS, visual analog scale; CI, confidence interval.