Biomechanical characteristics of the lower extremities during running in male long-distance runners with a history of medial tibial stress syndrome: a case control study

Table 3 Kinematics and Kinetics of the Ankle During Stance Phase of Running

	MTSS group (10 legs)	non-MTSS group (16 legs)	p-value	Effect size
Maximum dorsi flexion angle (°)	15.327 ± 7.347	14.890 ± 7.670	0.890	0.060
Maximum plantar flexion angle (°)	20.458 (14.160)	23.601 (17.275)	0.879	0.070
Maximum dorsi flexion moment (Nm/kg)	1.202 (3.230)	1.756 (1.101)	0.267	0.730
Maximum plantar flexion moment (Nm/kg)	2.446 (2.823)	2.213 (0.799)	0.796	− 0.020
Maximum eversion angle (°)	1.512 (0.905)	2.505 (2.946)	0.279	0.480
Maximum inversion angle (°)	0.303 (0.813)	0.214 (1.110)	0.765	0.120
Inversion–eversion excursion angle (°)	1.403 ± 0.717	2.597 ± 1.514	0.071	0.850
Maximum inversion moment (Nm/kg)	0.401 ± 0.404	0.207 ± 0.313	0.279	0.550
Maximum eversion moment (Nm/kg) *	0.405 ± 0.444	0.100 ± 0.134	0.03	1.101
Maximum generated power on the sagittal plane (W/kg)	7.647 (9.812)	9.501 (8.134)	0.547	0.170
Maximum absorptive power on the sagittal plane (W/kg)	5.404 (9.512)	2.207 (3.835)	0.990	0.000
Maximum generated power on the frontal plane (W/kg)	0.044 ± 0.038	0.100 ± 0.094	0.107	0.730
Maximum absorptive power on the frontal plane (W/kg)	0.073 ± 0.081	0.148 ± 0.154	0.188	0.580

Mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range); *Significance at p < 0.05
Abbreviations: MTSS Medial tibial stress syndrome

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