Table 8 Total Work 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) | Open (9) | Significance test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Plantarflexion | Injured side (Injured side/Un-injured side%) | 156.6 (73.56%) | 219.2 (72.38%) | p = 0.275 CI -136.523 to 11.279 |
Un-injured side | 212.9 | 302.9 | p = 0.706 CI -192.480 to 12.502 | |
Dorsiflexion | Injured side (Injured side/Un-injured side%) | 132.8 (89.55%) | 131.0 (76.16%) | p = 0.474 CI -60.514 to 64.114 |
Un-injured side | 148.3 | 172.0 | p = 0.295 CI -98.336 to 50.936 |