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Table 2 Clinical and inertial sensor ROM results in functional activities before and after genicular blockade

From: Lower limb kinematics improvement after genicular nerve blockade in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a milestone study using inertial sensors

 

Pre

Post

Paired t-test

Reliability

Healthy group

Mean (SD)

p value

diff

SEM

Mean (SD)

6 min walk

 Distance (m)

286 (137)

319 (127)

0.037

58

36

530 (139)

Walking

 High speed (m/s)

1.07 (0.35)

1.19 (0.35)

0.004

0.17

0.12

1.45 (0.33)

Walking

 Self-selected speed (m/s)

0.81 (0.27)

0.96 (0.27)

0.005

0.15

0.11

1.19 (0.29)

 Stride time (s)

1.20 (0.14)

1.15 (0.07)

0.248

−0.05

0.03

1.15 (0.69)

 Cadence (step/min)

50.7 (5.8)

52.4 (3.4)

0.319

1.7

1.5

60.4 (16.8)

 Pelvis ROM (°)

  Sagittal

5.9 (2.8)

6.2 (3.0)

0.484

0.3

1.5

7.1 (2.6)

  Frontal

5.3 (2.2)

6.2 (3.2)

0.321

0.9

1.6

7.5 (1.8)

  Transverse

7.5 (3.4)

8.4 (3.5)

0.152

0.9

1.9

7.6 (3.2)

 Hip ROM (°)

  Sagittal

28.6 (9.3)

37.9 (7.3)

0.004

9.3

4.6

20.3 (6.0)

  Frontal

13.6 (5.2)

16.6 (9.1)

0.287

2.9

3.3

9.5 (2.5)

  Transverse

15.0 (6.5)

18.4 (7.3)

0.041

3.5

3.5

15.6 (4.6)

 Knee ROM (°)

  Sagittal

47.0 (17.1)

55.8 (6.0)

0.094

8.8

7.1

68.2 (8.6)

 Ankle ROM (°)

  Sagittal

27.5 (6.5)

31.6 (6.1)

0.244

4.1

6.2

49.4 (8.6)

Upstairs

 Stride time (s)

1.84 (0.79)

1.45 (0.42)

< 0.001

−0.4

0.1

1.26 (0.43)

 Cadence (step/min)

36.4 (10.7)

44.1 (9.8)

< 0.001

7.7

3.6

51.0 (11.5)

 Pelvis ROM (°)

  Sagittal

12.0 (6.9)

9.4 (4.3)

0.063

−2.6

0.7

6.5 (1.7)

  Frontal

12.0 (4.8)

11.5 (5.7)

0.646

−0.6

1.6

6.7 (3.2)

  Transverse

17.9 (6.1)

14.5 (5.7)

0.035

−3.3

2.3

6.9 (3.8)

 Hip ROM (°)

  Sagittal

51.7 (9.8)

48.7 (8.7)

0.349

−3.1

2.1

44.1 (8.5)

  Frontal

23.7 (7.1)

20.8 (6.4)

0.242

−2.9

4

12.1 (6.1)

  Transverse

26.0 (7.8)

21.5 (7.7)

0.074

−4.4

3.8

14.2 (4.2)

 Knee ROM (°)

  Sagittal

67.9 (10.4)

69.9 (12.7)

0.638

1.9

2.9

69.7 (8.2)

 Ankle ROM (°)

  Sagittal

37.3 (14.4)

27.3 (7.6)

0.08

−10

4

36.7 (16.0)

Downstairs

 Stride time (s)

1.66 (0.91)

1.31 (0.41)

0.005

−0.35

0.2

1.15 (0.69)

 Cadence (step/min)

41.5 (12.1)

49.1 (12.0)

0.005

7.6

5.1

60.4 (16.8)

 Pelvis ROM (°)

  Sagittal

9.6 (2.7)

9.1 (4.3)

0.485

−0.5

1.2

7.1 (2.6)

  Frontal

10.6 (4.7)

9.4 (4.5)

0.383

−1.3

0.9

7.5 (1.8)

  Transverse

17.8 (9.0)

15.6 (7.3)

0.215

−2.2

0.8

7.6 (3.2)

 Hip ROM (°)

  Sagittal

26.5 (7.4)

24.5 (7.5)

0.244

−2

3.6

20.3 (6.0)

  Frontal

14.2 (5.3)

16.3 (5.7)

0.394

2.1

2.1

9.5 (2.5)

  Transverse

26.4 (9.3)

25.3 (10.3)

0.484

−1.2

2.4

15.6 (4.6)

 Knee ROM (°)

  Sagittal

61.0 (14.3)

63.6 (16.1)

0.722

2.6

2.7

68.2 (8.6)

 Ankle ROM (°)

  Sagittal

52.3 (16.5)

46.3 (12.4)

0.206

−6

2.1

49.4 (8.6)

  1. The data presented are those from the most painful leg
  2. SD Standard deviation, SEM Standard error of measurement, paired t test Difference between pre-injection parameters and post-injection parameters, ROM Range of motion