Table 3.
Pre- and post-operative measurements for the HSL and HST groups
| HSL | HST | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Change | p value | Pre | Post | Change | p value | |
| Physical examination | n = 18 | n = 32 | ||||||
| Straight leg raise (°) | 57.8 ± 7.7 | 63.3 ± 8.2 | 5.6 ± 10.8 | <0.05 | 55.8 ± 9.3 | 65.9 ± 6.8 | 10.2 ± 11.4 | <0.05 |
| Knee extension (°) | −8.3 ± 8.6 | 0.3 ± 5.6 | 8.6 ± 7.8 | <0.05 | −5.6 ± 8.5 | 1.3 ± 5.6 | 6.9 ± 8.7 | <0.05 |
| Popliteal angle (°) | 58.9 ± 14.4 | 45.6 ± 9.7 | −13.3 ± 14.5 | <0.05 | 57.7 ± 10.7 | 45.6 ± 9.7 | −14.9 ± 13.9 | <0.05 |
| Kinematics | n = 18 | n = 32 | ||||||
| Average pelvic tilt (°) | 16.7 ± 7.1 | 21.6 ± 7.6 | 4.9 ± 9.2 | <0.05 | 14.1 ± 7.0 | 20.1 ± 5.8 | 5.9 ± 8.2 | <0.05 |
| Minimum knee flexion in stance (°) | 22.4 ± 13.3 | 9.5 ± 10.4 | −13.0 ± 10.8 | <0.05 | 24.9 ± 11.9 | 7.2 ± 10.4 | −17.7 ± 13.2 | <0.05 |
| Minimum hip flexion in stance (°) | 10.1 ± 11.0 | 7.5 ± 8.8 | −2.6 ± 8.6 | 0.21 | 6.9 ± 9.4 | 4.3 ± 10.2 | −2.6 ± 9.1 | 0.11 |
| Kinetics | n = 8 | n = 16 | ||||||
| Peak hip power in stance (W/Kg) | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.5 | −0.1 ± 0.7 | 0.66 | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 0.2 ± 0.3 | <0.05 |