|
Initial (lbf.)
|
Final (lbf.)
|
P-valuea
|
---|
Medial compartment
|
Full Extension
|
27.3 ± 25.8
|
17.7 ± 7.8
|
0.001
|
30°
|
22.9 ± 25.0
|
13.3 ± 5.6
|
0.000
|
60°
|
22.5 ± 24.2
|
12.0 ± 6.3
|
0.000
|
90°
|
22.0 ± 25.7
|
11.0 ± 6.8
|
0.000
|
Full Flexion
|
21.3 ± 21.5
|
10.5 ± 7.9
|
0.000
|
Lateral compartment
|
Full Extension
|
15.8 ± 11.7
|
13.9 ± 6.3
|
0.082
|
30°
|
14.9 ± 11.3
|
12.9 ± 5.6
|
0.046
|
60°
|
13.2 ± 11.3
|
11.8 ± 6.0
|
0.174
|
90°
|
12.0 ± 11.4
|
10.2 ± 6.5
|
0.074
|
Full Flexion
|
10.9 ± 11.7
|
8.5 ± 6.6
|
0.017
|
- aPaired-t test. The p values of < 0.05 was considered significant