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. 2024 Nov 5;12(11):23259671241283795. doi: 10.1177/23259671241283795

Table 1.

Ligament Length (in mm) During Single-Leg Squat a

PCL MCL LCL
Flexion Angle Preoperative Postoperative P Cohen d Preoperative Postoperative P Cohen d Preoperative Postoperative P Cohen d
Descending
 0°-15° 32.3 ± 0.8 30.6 ± 0.5 .255 0.33 82.6 ± 0.4 77.2 ± 0.5 .422 0.71 50.0 ± 0.3 50.7 ± 0.4 .801 0.17
 15°-30° 34.2 ± 0.5 32.8 ± 1.0 .392 0.26 81.7 ± 0.6 77.5 ± 0.4 .215 0.56 51.3 ± 0.4 51.2 ± 0.4 .767 0.03
 30°-45° 36.1 ± 1.1 35.5 ± 0.8 .608 0.13 82.8 ± 0.6 80.0 ± 0.5 .150 0.38 51.5 ± 0.6 51.1 ± 0.5 .698 0.01
 45°-60° 38.8 ± 0.6 37.2 ± 0.6 .234 0.31 83.7 ± 0.4 81.6 ± 0.7 .236 0.31 52.0 ± 0.5 51.1 ± 0.4 .534 0.16
Ascending
 60°-45° 38.4 ± 0.9 35.8 ± 0.8 .112 0.47 81.8 ± 0.6 81.3 ± 0.5 .607 0.07 52.8 ± 0.4 50.2 ± 0.5 .146 0.54
 45°-30° 35.9 ± 0.7 34.3 ± 0.7 .126 0.58 80.4 ± 0.6 78.5 ± 0.4 .971 0.38 52.1 ± 0.4 50.4 ± 0.4 .097 0.47
 30°-15° 33.5 ± 0.9 32.2 ± 0.7 .285 0.54 79.0 ± 0.4 77.4 ± 0.3 .779 0.44 52.2 ± 0.4 50.4 ± 0.3 .063 0.57
 15°-0° 31.4 ± 1.0 30.3 ± 0.6 .152 0.55 83.4 ± 0.5 76.0 ± 0.4 .713 2.08 52.1 ± 0.3 50.6 ± 0.4 .050 0.62
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Data are presented as mean ± SD. LCL, lateral collateral ligament; MCL, medial collateral ligament; PCL, posterior cruciate ligament.