Table 3.
Anthropometric characteristics and absolute and relative extension and flexion muscle strength according to late surgical results.
| SS (n=59) | SF (n=20) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T0 | T1 | T2 | |
| Age (years) | 40.2 ± 10.2 | 42.4 ± 10.3* | 45.5 ± 10.4** *** | 39.5 ± 8.9 | 41.5 ± 9.2* | 44.5 ± 9.1** *** |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 47 ± 4.4 | 33.5 ± 3.4* | 31.2 ± 3.3** *** | 47.6 ± 5.2 | 36.4 ± 5.0* | 38.8 ± 3.7** *** |
| FMLL (kg) | 17.0 ± 3.9 | 10 ± 2.5* | 8.7 ± 2.2** *** | 17.3 ± 3.1 | 11.6 ± 3.2* | 14.2 ± 2.9** *** |
| FFMLL (kg) | 17.8 ± 3.7 | 15.6 ± 3.4* | 15.0 ± 3.4** | 18.0 ± 3.9 | 16.9 ± 3.9 | 16.9 ± 3.7 |
| Ext. (Nm) | 155.5 ± 40.7 | 122.6 ± 32.3* | 120.6 ± 39.4** | 161.2 ± 51.5 | 130.6 ± 57.7* | 136.4 ± 48.3** |
| Flex (Nm) | 71.6 ± 21.1 | 59.0 ± 17.7* | 60.9 ± 21.2** | 74.3 ± 24.2 | 64.3 ± 33.4* | 66 ± 27.1** |
| Ext (Nm/kg) | 125.4 ± 28.4 | 140.5 ± 32.3* | 144.9 ± 39.8** | 125.3 ± 32.6 | 133.7 ± 45.2 | 125.5 ± 29.2 |
| Flex (Nm/kg) | 57.9 ± 15.7 | 67.7 ± 17.8* | 73.6 ± 21.8** | 57.8 ± 16.7 | 62.6 ± 30.6 | 60.4 ± 15.8 |
where: T0 = preoperative; T1 = 6 months; T2 = 36 months; BMI: body mass index; Ext: extension; Flex: flexion; Nm: newton-meter; Nm/kg: newton-meter/kilogram; FMLL: fat mass of lower limbs; FFMLL: fat free mass of lower limbs. Differences between times
*
T0 x T1- p<0.05;
**
T0 x T2- p<0.05;
***
T1 x T2- p<0.05.