Table 2. Comparison of walking ability among the three groups (N=36).
Group | PBWSTFBWTP | PBWSTFWT | PBWSTBWT | |
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
ASL (cm) | 0 week | 41.67 ± 5.97 | 41.44 ± 8.57 | 41.72 ± 7.81 |
3 weeks | 48.64 ± 5.06*,†,2,3 | 44.33 ± 8.70*,†,1 | 44.88 ± 9.72*,†,1 | |
6 weeks | 50.33 ± 5.25*,‡,3 | 46.62 ± 7.95*,‡ | 48.88 ± 10.25*,‡,1 | |
AStP (%) | 0 week | 68.43 ± 5.53 | 68.56 ± 4.76 | 68.60 ± 6.79 |
3 weeks | 65.93 ± 3.58*,† | 64.96 ± 5.11*,† | 65.19 ± 6.47*,† | |
6 weeks | 65.02 ± 4.29 | 64.87 ± 5.31 | 64.69 ± 8.65 | |
ASwP (%) | 0 week | 31.58 ± 5.53 | 31.44 ± 4.76 | 31.39 ± 6.79 |
3 weeks | 34.07 ± 3.58*,† | 35.04 ± 5.11*,† | 34.81 ± 6.47*,† | |
6 weeks | 34.98 ± 4.29 | 35.13 ± 5.31 | 35.31 ± 8.65 | |
ASS (%) | 0 week | 32.23 ± 7.21 | 33.61 ± 7.19 | 32.66 ± 5.91 |
3 weeks | 36.10 ± 4.41*,† | 36.76 ± 7.18*,† | 37.19 ± 3.98*,† | |
6 weeks | 39.26 ± 5.85 | 37.37 ± 6.36 | 38.74 ± 4.80 | |
AST (sec) | 0 week | 1.26 ± 0.33 | 1.25 ± 0.28 | 1.27 ± 0.31 |
3 weeks | 0.91 ± 0.12*,†,2,3 | 1.10 ± 0.30*,†,1 | 1.07 ± 0.17*,†,1 | |
6 weeks | 0.90 ± 0.09 | 1.09 ± 0.29 | 1.05 ± 0.16 | |
Symmetry Index | 0 week | −16.26 ± 13.50 | −16.06 ± 12.09 | −16.40 ± 9.36 |
3 weeks | −8.51 ± 5.10*,† | −10.77 ± 5.09*,† | −10.73 ± 11.37*,† | |
6 weeks | −7.56 ± 7.21 | −9.05 ± 3.15 | −9.02 ± 11.53 |
*p<0.05, †significantly different from 0–3 weeks, ‡significantly different from 3–6 weeks, ASL: Affected side Step Length, AStP: Affected side Stance Phase, ASwP: Affected side Swing Phase, ASS: Affected side Single Support, AST: Affected side Step Time. Post-hoc tests comparison was calculated using Bonferroniʼs method. 1 significantly different from PBWSTFBWT. 2 significantly different from PBWSTFWT. 3 significantly different from PBWSTBWT.