TABLE 1.
Isokinetic Testing Results at 4 Months After Surgery
| Peak Torque of Healthy Leg, N·m | Peak Torque of Injured Leg, N·m | Ratio of Weak Leg/Strong Leg,a % | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentric | Eccentric | Concentric | Eccentric | Concentric | Eccentric | |||||||
| 90 deg/s × 4 | 180 deg/s × 6 | 240 deg/s × 20 | 30 deg/s × 5 | 90 deg/s × 4 | 180 deg/s × 6 | 240 deg/s × 20 | 30 deg/s × 5 | 90 deg/s × 4 | 180 deg/s × 6 | 240 deg/s × 20 | 30 deg/s × 5 | |
| Quadriceps | 241.1 | 202.3 | 172.2 | 279.0 | 250.7 | 196.1 | 170.2 | 322.6 | 4 | –3 | –1 | 16 |
| Hamstring | 177.6 | 150.7 | 145.2 | 174.1 | 141.4 | 127.0 | 126.1 | 202.6 | –20 | –16 | –13 | 16 |
| Ratio of hamstring/quadricepsb | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.63 | ||||
aThe peak torque of the weaker leg divided by the peak torque of the stronger leg, then multiplied by 100 to give a percentage. A positive value is used when the injured leg is the stronger leg.
bThe peak torque of the hamstring divided by the peak torque of the quadriceps.