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Table 1 (Abstract O28).

Step size test results (cm)

	Group	Sample size	Mean (standard deviation)	P
1 week after surgery	DAA	30	44.601 (3.379)	< 0.001
1 week after surgery	PLA	33	41.230 (2.946)	< 0.001
1 month after surgery	DAA	30	46.344 (3.325)	< 0.001
1 month after surgery	PLA	33	43.237 (2.727)	< 0.001
3 months after surgery	DAA	30	51.227 (3.450)	< 0.001
3 months after surgery	PLA	33	45.862 (2.582)	< 0.001