Table 2.
Measurements of contraction force on muscles and motor nerve conduction velocity (Mean ± SD)
| Measurement | 2 M (n=6) | 4 M (n=6) | 8 M (n=6) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operated side | Control side | Operated side | Control side | Operated side | Control side | ||
| Twitch tension (N) | PN-M | 0.57±0.05*,# | 1.21±0.06 | 0.92±0.07* | 1.48±0.03 | 1.25±0.02 | 2.40±0.04 |
| TN-M | 0.82±0.07*,# | 1.72±0.04 | 1.07±0.09* | 2.06±0.08 | 1.75±0.05 | 3.25±0.07 | |
| Tetanic tension (N) | PN-M | 1.44±0.11*,# | 2.94±0.37 | 2.21±0.05* | 3.52±0.27 | 3.06±0.44 | 4.66±0.16 |
| TN-M | 2.14±0.11*,# | 4.58±0.19 | 3.17±0.29* | 5.15±0.33 | 4.62±0.23 | 6.84±0.23 | |
| MNCV (m/s) | PN | 16.37±2.18*,# | 55.03±2.22 | 20.68±1.88* | 55.56±3.07 | 28.49±2.90 | 58.55±4.87 |
| TN | 13.71±2.30*,# | 54.22±3.83 | 21.47±2.24* | 57.48±4.52 | 30.92±3.26 | 56.45±2.11 | |
PN-M (TN-M): peroneal-innervated muscles (tibial-innervated muscles). PN (TN): peroneal nerve (tibial nerve).
*
P < 0.05 versus 8 M.
#
P < 0.05 versus 4 M.