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Table 3 Isolated objective outcome measures: active and passive range of motion, mrc grade strength – spearman correlation versus time

From: Measuring recovery after open lower limb fractures: combined objective functional tests and global perceived recovery outperform narrower metrics and a standard generic patient reported outcome measure

 

Measure

Spearman correlation (raw)

Spearman Correlation (abs)

N

CI (95%)

p-value

Range of Motion

Hip Flexion Active

0.010

0.010

245

 

0.879

Hip Flexion Passive

-0.050

0.050

254

 

0.424

Hip Extension Active

0.061

0.061

157

 

0.452

Hip Extension Passive

0.068

0.068

184

 

0.234

Knee Flexion Active

0.129*

0.129

252

0.006,0.248

0.042*

Knee Flexion Passive

-0.023

0.023

252

 

0.712

Knee Extension Active

-0.414

0.414

7

 

0.356

Knee Extension Passive

0.175

0.175

26

 

0.392

Ankle Plantar Flexion Active

0.142

0.142

252

 

0.025*

Ankle Plantar Flexion Passive

0.166**

0.166

252

0.044,0.283

0.008**

Ankle Dorsiflexion Active

-0.078

0.078

87

 

0.475

Ankle Dorsiflexion Passive

-0.005

0.005

119

 

0.960

Strength

Hip Flexion Strength

-0.014

0.014

250

 

0.825

Hip Extension Strength

0.067

0.067

240

 

0.299

Hip Abduction Strength

0.060

0.060

243

 

0.353

Knee Flexion Strength

0.138*

0.138

244

0.013, 0.259

0.032*

Knee Extension Strength

0.064

0.064

252

 

0.312

Ankle Plantar Flexion Strength

0.134*

0.134

246

0.010, 0.254

0.036*

Ankle Dorsiflexion Strength

0.112

0.112

238

 

0.086