Table 7 Peak Torque (Newton-Meters) in both injured leg and uninjured leg, comparing MIS and Open group.
From: Clinical and biomechanical outcome of minimal invasive and open repair of the Achilles tendon
MIS (10) 60° s-1 | Open (9) 60° s-1 | MIS (10) 180° s-1 | Open (9) 180° s-1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plantarflexion | Injured side (Injured side/Un-injured side%) | 42.4 (74.8%) | 45.7 (82.0%) | 22.3 (88.1%) | 24.1 (96.0%) |
Significance test | p = 0.664 CI -24.172 to 17.639 | p = 0.896 CI -12.375 to 8.753 | |||
Un-injured side | 56.7 | 55.7 | 25.3 | 25.1 | |
Significance test | p = 0.308 CI -21.269 to 23.336 | p = 0.493 CI -8.993 to 9.370 | |||
Dorsiflexion | Injured side (Injured side/Un-injured side%) | 24.7 (105.1%) | 20.6 (86.5%) | 13.6 (92.5%) | 13.0 (84.2%) |
Significance test | p = 0.348 CI -5.261 to 13.550 | p = 0.424 CI -3.900 to 5.100 | |||
Un-injured side | 23.5 | 23.8 | 14.7 | 15.4 | |
Significance test | p = 0.040 CI -7.425 to 6.869 | p = 0.263 CI -4.846 to 3.357 | |||