Table 3.
MDmax and MRmax for the 6 DOF. Children had significantly decreased rates of moment development and relaxation for all 6 DOF.
| MDmax (Nm/s) | MRmax (Nm/s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOF | Able-bodied Children (n=20) | Children w/ CP (n=6) | p-value | Able-bodied Children (n=20) | Children w/ CP (n=6) | p-value |
| PF | 228.7 ± 32.1 | 50.7 ± 12.0 | 0.007 | -286.3 ± 31.1 | -58.4 ± 6.5 | 0.001 |
| DF | 121.1 ± 11.3 | 29.9 ± 8.1 | 0.000 | -126.6 ± 9.7 | -33.1 ± 6.8 | 0.000 |
| KE | 85.8 ± 11.2 | 36.2 ± 12.4 | 0.031 | -87.4 ± 11.7 | -40.3 ± 10.4 | 0.045 |
| KF | 85.6 ± 8.0 | 36.9 ± 11.5 | 0.005 | -80.7 ± 7.3 | -36.3 ± 10.6 | 0.006 |
| HE | 390.9 ± 44.9 | 88.7 ± 7.4 | 0.000 | -320.3 ± 48.9 | -101.8 ± 14.5 | 0.024 |
| HF | 340.4 ± 52.0 | 107.1 ± 31.0 | 0.025 | -215.7 ± 13.3 | -81.7 ± 12.6 | 0.000 |
Data are mean ± standard error. MDmax – maximum rate of moment development. MRmax – maximum rate of moment relaxation. Other abbreviations are defined in Table 2.
p-values in bold indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between able-bodied children and children with CP.