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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017 Jan 10;26(4):611–618. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2016.09.059

Table 2.

Quantitative results for flexion-extension joint mechanics: range of motion limits and stiffness values (average ± standard deviation; *different from control; bolded values = different from contralateral limb; p < 0.05).

Maximum Limits (°) Stiffness (N-mm/°)


Extension Flexion Extension Flexion


Control (n = 9) 33.6 ± 7.4 132.2 ± 13.6 0.70 ± 0.47 0.91 ± 0.38
Sham (n = 7) 44.8 ± 4.1 130.0 ± 9.7 0.70 ± 0.30 0.83 ± 0.30
Sham CL (n = 7) 33.8 ± 9.3 137.4 ± 12.2 0.85 ± 0.45 0.78 ± 0.19
Injury I (n = 10) 52.5 ± 10.2* 132.0 ± 12.4 0.82 ± 0.41 0.77 ± 0.17
Injury I CL (n = 9) 27.2 ± 7.0 131.6 ± 20.9 0.80 ± 0.21 0.72 ± 0.27
Injury II (n = 10) 55.2 ± 11.6* 130.5 ± 11.9 0.68 ± 0.24 0.76 ± 0.13
Injury II CL (n = 9) 28.2 ± 5.31 133.6 ± 11.9 0.71 ± 0.24 0.71 ± 0.26