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. 2014 Jun 30;13:89. doi: 10.1186/1475-925X-13-89

Table 2.

Mean peak pressure (stance and swing) for the four major regions of the residual limb

Descriptive statistics
  Suspension type N Mean peak pressure stance* Std. deviation Sig Mean peak pressure swing # Std. deviation Sig
Anterior proximal
 Pin/Lock
 10
 53.3
 14.5
 0.251
 15.2
 2.1
 0.001*
Holo
 48.5
 11.8
 4.8
 2.7
Anterior middle
 Pin/Lock
 10
 46.6
 10.7
 0.220
 14.5
 3.2
 .072
Holo
 48.1
 12.3
 11.4
 1.9
Anterior distal
 Pin/Lock
 10
 50.4
 12.1
 0.001*
 24.3
 2.4
 0.001*
Holo
 44.5
 14.2
 3.1
 1.1
Posterior proximal
 Pin/Lock
 10
 46.5
 11.2
 0.956
 18.9
 3.5
 0.001*
Holo
 46.3
 14.7
 5.4
 1.7
Posterior middle
 Pin/Lock
 10
 46.4
 14.5
 0.577
 13.4
 2.1
 0.099
Holo
 45.8
 14.1
 11.2
 1.8
Posterior distal
 Pin/Lock
 10
 62.2
 19.9
 0.003*
 31.8
 4.3
 0.001*
Holo
 57.8
 20.2
 6.1
 2.8
Lateral proximal
 Pin/Lock
 10
 50.1
 18.9
 0.434
 17.3
 3.1
 0.001*
Holo
 51.5
 19.8
 7.9
 2.7
Lateral middle
 Pin/Lock
 10
 53.9
 13.5
 0.006*
 24.3
 4.2
 0.001*
Holo
 57.3
 12.7
 8.7
 1.2
Lateral distal
 Pin/Lock
 10
 60.7
 19.5
 0.092
 19.4
 2.6
 0.001*
Holo
 58.6
 21.2
 8.6
 2.3
Medial proximal
 Pin/Lock
 10
 43.3
 14.4
 0.062
 17.3
 3.6
 0.009*
Holo
 42.3
 13.2
 8.6
 1.4
Medial middle
 Pin/Lock
 10
 49.3
 11.9
 0.005*
 26.5
 4.1
 0.001*
Holo
 53.3
 11.2
 6.9
 2.2
Medial distal
 Pin/Lock
 10
 47.8
 9.6
 0.003*
 17.6
 2.3
 0.001*
  Holo   44.1 10.8   9.4 2.1  

#Kpa.

*= significant differences.