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. 2010 Mar 9;11:45. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-45

Table 2.

Mean differences (Mean diff.) 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and statistical significance of differences in Serratus Anterior %MVC(EMG) activity between subjects with (Subjects) and without (Controls) SIS.

Author Task Torque as %MVC(EMG) Subjects Controls Mean Diff. 95%CI Stat. sig.
Concentric Scaption
Ludewig < 60° No load 8.6 ± 6.9 13.5 ± 8.7 -4.90 -9.3, -0.6 *0.03
Ludewig 2.3 kg 17.2 ± 9.5 25.9 ± 13.1 -8.7 -15.0, -2.4 *0.007
Ludewig 4.6 kg 30.2 ± 17.6 46.3 ± 23.6 -16.10 -27.6, -4.6 *0.006
Bandholm 20% MVC 18.86 ± 4.32 22.72 ± 10.43 -3.86 -11.24, 3.52 0.31
Bandholm 27.5% MVC 22.76 ± 5.3 28.47 ± 10.51 -5.71 -13.4, 1.98 0.15
Bandholm 35% MVC 30.28 ± 6.4 35.87 ± 13.73 -5.59 -15.49, 4.31 0.27
Ludewig 61-90° No load 14.7 ± 7.7 20.9 ± 10.3 -6.20 -11.24, -1.16 *0.02
Ludewig 2.3 kg 29.4 ± 11.2 38.7 ± 18.6 -9.30 -17.81, -0.79 *0.03
Ludewig 4.6 kg 53 ± 19.5 64.9 ± 29 -11.90 -25.6, 1.8 0.09
Ludewig > 90° No load 28.1 17.1 33.1 16.9 -5.00 -14.4, 4.42 0.30
Ludewig 2.3 kg 45.1 17.2 55.4 22.9 -10.30 -21.5, 0.9 0.07
Ludewig 4.6 kg 79.2 28.5 89.0 36.5 -9.8 -28.0, 8.4 0.29
Bandholm 20% MVC 34.7 8.2 36.9 14.7 -2.23 -15.6, 9.1 0.70
Bandholm 27.5% MVC 45.9 15.2 47.5 21.3 -1.58 -18.7, 15.5 0.86
Bandholm 35% MVC 55.6 16.2 61.8 22.3 -6.2 -24.1, 11.9 0.50
Eccentric Scaption
Bandholm < 60° 20% MVC 11.7 3.0 14.9 9.0 -3.27 -9.5, 2.9 0.30
Bandholm 27.5% MVC 17.5 4.0 21.5 7.9 -4.00 -9.8, 1.8 0.17
Bandholm 35% MVC 21.3 6.7 28.7 9.0 -7.41 -14.6, -0.1 0.05
Bandholm > 90° 20% MVC 28.9 7.75 29.0 11.0 -0.12 -8.9, 8.7 0.98
Bandholm 27.5% MVC 37.8 9.7 39.2 16.6 -1.41 -14,0, 11.2 0.83
Bandholm 35% MVC 44.6 11.2 52.7 19.7 -8.07 -22.9, 6.7 0.29
DeMorais
Faria
160-0° No load 21.3 12.6 28.6 8.3 -7.30 -16.7, 2.05 0.13
Wheelchair transfers
Findley 0-30 Towards 43.8 63.5 44.8 21.5 -1.00 -46.8, 44.8 0.97
31-60 unaffected 32.1 34.2 47.8 50 -15.70 -49.5, 18.1 0.36
> 61 limb 43.8 38.9 36.2 47 -1.40 -52.8, 50.0 0.96
0-30 Towards 40 30.8 22.4 21 17.6 -10.3, 45.5 0.22
31-60 affected 27.5 40.9 23.1 28.1 4.40 -24.7, 33.5 0.77
> 61 limb 9.6 11.7 13 10.1 -3.40 -14.2, 7.4 0.54