Skip to main content

Table 2 Pressure load distribution (percentage of body weight on each foot) and functional capacity in patients and controls

From: Static plantar pressure and functional capacity in children with femoral shaft fractures treated by titanium elastic nailing

Variables

Group 1 (N = 12)

P#

Group 2 (N = 12)

P#

Controls (N = 12)

P#

Right foot load(%)

56.25 ± 2.92 *

< 0.0001

53.75 ± 2.42

0.0001

51 ± 3.13

NS

Left foot load (%)

43.75 ± 2.92 *

45.75 ± 2.63 ‡

49 ± 3.13

Right MT1 (%)

20.91 ± 2.15 *†

0.002

28.75 ± 3.28 ‡

NS

32.67 ± 2.49

NS

Left MT1 (%)

24 ± 3.04 *†

29.41 ± 3.78 ‡

32.75 ± 2.92

Right MT5 (%)

39 ± 3.33 *†

< 0.0001

25.08 ± 4.64‡

0.001

17.16 ± 1.8

NS

Left MT5 (%)

52.25 ± 5.01 *†

32.92 ± 5.28 ‡

17 ± 2.13

Right heel (%)

40.25 ± 3.81 *†

< 0.0001

46.41 ± 2.84 ‡

< 0.0001

50.33 ± 2.14

NS

Left heel (%)

22.91 ± 2.81 *†

37.67 ± 3.77 ‡

50.58 ± 2.15

6MWT (meters)

412.5 ± 45.18 *

 

439.17 ± 41.76 ‡

 

505.5 ± 93.51

 
  1. MT1 First metatarsal head, MT5 Fifth metatarsal head, 6MWT 6-min walk test, NS Not significant
  2. * different from controls at p < 0.05; † different from Group 2 at p < 0.05;
  3. ‡ different from controls at p < 0.05; #comparison between the right and left limb (paired t-test)