Table 2. Comparison of foot progression angle, weight- bearing ratio, and knee adduction moment within groups and between groups.
| Parameters | Values | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTG (n=12) | QSG (n=13) | CG (n=12) | |||||
| pre | post | pre | post | pre | post | ||
| Foot progression angle (°) | Loading response | 9.84 (4.86) | 11.84 (3.96) *† | 8.02 (5.03) | 7.34 (5.90) | 9.00 (7.83) | 8.51 (6.01) |
| Terminal stance | 10.33 (4.52) | 11.11 (3.79) | 10.23 (5.78) | 9.54 (6.99) | 10.21 (8.45) | 9.43 (6.21) | |
| Weight-bearing ratio (%) | 31.00 (10.16) | 43.67 (14.51) *† | 35.43 (9.60) | 36.28 (9.99) | 30.14 (3.84) | 29.14 (3.72) | |
| Knee adduction moment (Nm/kg) | First peak | 0.57 (0.20) | 0.44 (0.22) * † | 0.54 (0.15) | 0.50 (0.12) | 0.53 (0.03) | 0.53 (0.12) |
| Second peak | 0.49 (0.26) | 0.43 (0.28) * | 0.47 (0.14) | 0.41 (0.11) | 0.44 (0.14) | 0.52 (0.06) | |
Values are means (SD). *Within-group difference (p<0.05). †Significantly greater than the CG (post hoc test). PTG: proprioceptive training group; QSG: quadriceps strengthening group; CG: control group