Table 3.
Thigh muscle isokinetic strength before and six months after hip arthroscopy
Involved Limb | Pre-Operative | Six months Post-Operative | p- value |
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60 °/s Extension | 0.71 ± 0.15 | 0.74 ± 0.20 | 0.10 |
60 °/s Flexion | 0.38 ± 0.10 | 0.39 ± 0.11 | 0.48 |
300 °/s Extension | 0.42 ± 0.12† | 0.44 ± 0.11 | 0.04 |
300 °/s Flexion | 0.30 ± 0.09† | 0.31 ± 0.07 | 0.48 |
Uninvolved Limb | |||
---|---|---|---|
60 °/s Extension | 0.75 ± 0.16 | 0.80 ± 0.18† | 0.012 |
60 °/s Flexion | 0.38 ± 0.10 | 0.42 ± 0.10† | 0.006 |
300 °/s Extension | 0.43 ± 0.11 | 0.47 ± 0.11† | 0.0004 |
300 °/s Flexion | 0.31 ± 0.08 | 0.31 ± 0.07† | 0.77 |
*Values are presented as peak torque (ft-lbs) ± standard deviation (normalized to body weight)
N = 27, Bold indicates statistically significant difference