Table 3. .
Group Statistics for Preintervention and Postintervention Primary Outcome Measures (Mean ± SD)
| Outcome Measure |
Group |
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| Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction |
Control |
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| Involved Limb |
Uninvolved Limb |
Limb Symmetry Index |
Nondominant Limb |
Dominant Limb |
Limb Symmetry Index |
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| Knee-extension maximal voluntary isometric contraction torque, Nm/kg | ||||||
| Preintervention | 1.85 ± 0.67 | 2.13 ± 0.80 | 89.76 ± 21.85 | 2.82 ± 0.80 | 2.95 ± 0.75 | 95.14 ± 5.96 |
| Postintervention | 2.09 ± 0.81 | 2.38 ± 0.94 | 92.21 ± 31.22 | NA | NA | NA |
| Quadriceps central activation ratio, % | ||||||
| Preintervention | 86.51 ± 5.03 | 87.58 ± 7.68 | 99.27 ± 8.50 | 93.41 ± 4.29 | 95.38 ± 4.12 | 97.80 ± 1.87 |
| Postintervention | 92.94 ± 5.99 | 92.39 ± 6.47 | 100.70 ± 4.01 | NA | NA | NA |
| International Knee Documentation Committee score | ||||||
| Preintervention | 85.29 ± 11.81a | 99.43 ± 1.46 | ||||
| Postintervention | 87.01 ± 11.34a | NA | NA | |||
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a .
Indicates preintervention between-groups difference (P ≤ .05).