Table 2.
ANOVA results: muscle morphology measures; all values are means (SD) in cm3.
| HO | D | DN | P values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle volume | 404 (90) | 434 (72) | 407 (88) | 0.65 |
| IMAT volume | 67 (54) | 65 (36) | 70 (40) | 0.94 |
| Anterior compartment muscle volume | 62 (9) | 69 (15) | 65 (14) | 0.57 |
| Anterior compartment IMAT volume | 7 (5) | 10 (11) | 9 (5) | 0.53 |
| Lateral compartment muscle volume | 36 (10) | 38 (9) | 37 (11) | 0.85 |
| Lateral compartment IMAT volume | 6 (5) | 5 (3) | 7 (4) | 0.62 |
| Deep compartment muscle volume | 51 (15) | 54 (13) | 60 (12) | 0.15 |
| Deep compartment IMAT volume | 9 (6) | 8 (4) | 11 (5) | 0.23 |
| Soleus muscle volume | 127 (28) | 130 (26) | 118 (32) | 0.46 |
| Soleus IMAT volume | 14 (14) | 14 (8) | 15 (10) | 0.97 |
| Gastroc. muscle volume | 128 (31) | 142 (27) | 122 (40) | 0.35 |
| Gastroc. IMAT volume | 31 (28) | 27 (15) | 28 (21) | 0.90 |
| IMAT/muscle volume | 0.144 (0.07) | 0.158 (0.11) | 0.193 (0.16) | 0.58 |
Anterior compartment: comprised of tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, and extensor hallucis longus muscles.
Lateral compartment: comprised of peroneus longus and brevis muscles.
Deep compartment: comprised of the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus muscles.