Table 2 Mean (SD) of normalized kinetic parameters at different time measures for EG and CG groups in the healthy and injured leg. P values of significant effect of Time and Group interaction are provided. NBW: Newtons normalized by subject’s body weight. NS: no significant effect of interaction

Peak_VT (NBW)

T0

1.01 (0.07) ^a

1.10 (0.10)

NS

1.02 (0.08)

1.09 (0.07)

NS

T1

1.04 (0.04)

1.08 (0.07)

1.04 (0.04)

1.06 (0.07)

T2

1.03 (0.09)

1.11 (0.07)

1.02 (0.09)

1.10 (0.07)

T3

1.13 (0.10) ^a

1.13 (0.06)

1.11 (0.11)

1.13 (0.06)

1^st Peak_AP (NBW)

T0

0.13 (0.03)

0.15 (0.05)

NS

0.11 (0.05) ^a

0.14 (0.03)

.000

T1

0.13 (0.01)

0.14 (0.04)

0.09 (0.03) ^a

0.10 (0.03)

T2

0.14 (0.06)

0.16 (0.02)

0.15 (0.05)

0.12 (0.03)

T3

0.17 (0.04)

0.15 (0.01)

0.19 (0.03) ^{a b}

0.13 (0.02)

2^nd Peak_AP (NBW)

T0

-0.14 (0.03)

-0.15 (0.03)

NS

-0.16 (0.04) ^a

-0.17 (0.03)

NS

T1

-0.11 (0.03)

-0.13 (0.04)

-0.12 (0.03) ^a

-0.12 (0.03) ^a

T2

-0.15 (0.02)

-0.16 (0.02)

-0.15 (0.03)

-0.15 (0.02) ^a

T3

-0.21 (0.04)

-0.17 (0.02)

-0.21 (0.04) ^a

-0.17 (0.01)

Impulse_VT (NBW/s)

T0

3.38 (0.79) ^a

3.41 (2.33)

.024

2.77 (1.33) ^a

2.93 (1.60)

NS

T1

1.41 (0.41) ^a

2.41 (1.33)

2.82 (0.99) ^a

2.65 (0.72)

T2

3.52 (2.41)

2.30 (0.89)

3.95 (1.69)

3.54 (0.92)

T3

6.43 (2.17) ^{a b}

3.55 (1.61)

5.19 (1.13) ^a

3.79 (1.72)