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Published in final edited form as: Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2009 Jun 16;24(8):670–675. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.05.010

Table 2.

Comparison of variables between HT and NHT groups

Variable	Group
	HT Mean(SD)	NHT Mean(SD)
Ratio of toe strength(extensor/flexor)
2^nd toe ^**	2.4 (1.6)	0.8 (0.2)
3^rd toe ^**	1.9 (0.7)	0.8 (0.2)
4^th toe ^**	1.6 (0.8)	0.7 (0.2)
MTPJ angle (°)-CT data
2^nd toe ^*	58.6 (11.9)	40.2 (10.0)
3^rd toe ^*	59.0 (13.2)	39.4 (8.8)
4^th toe ^*	48.3 (12.6)	30.1 (9.3)
Ankle ROM (°)
Dorsiflexion ^*	4.7 (5.4)	10.3 (2.6)
Plantarflexion	55.0 (8.4)	57.4 (5.6)
Tibial torsion (°)	33.4 (5.0)	33.2 (3.8)
Subtalar joint motion (°)
Calcaneal inversion	40.6 (6.5)	38.7 (4.0)
Calcaneal eversion ^*	7.1 (3.3)	9.9 (2.7)

HT=hammer toe; NHT=non hammer toe; ROM=range of motion; MTPJ=metatarsophalangeal joint

^*

p<0.01

^**

p<0.001