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. 2018 Feb;53(2):174–180. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-216-16

Table 1. .

Isokinetic Results (Peak Torque in Nm/kg and Ratios) for the Dominant and Nondominant Shoulders of Handball Players (N = 108)

Variable
Shoulder
P Value
Cohen d Effect Size
Dominant
Nondominant
Mean ± SD
Internal rotators, Nm/kg
 Concentric mode at 60°/s 0.70 ± 0.15 0.62 ± 0.14 <.001 0.77
 Concentric mode at 240°/s 0.55 ± 0.14 0.49 ± 0.12 <.001 0.79
 Eccentric mode at 60°/s 0.78 ± 0.20 0.69 ± 0.17 <.001 0.59
External rotators, Nm/kg
 Concentric mode at 60°/s 0.50 ± 0.09 0.49 ± 0.08 .02 0.23
 Concentric mode at 240°/s 0.41 ± 0.08 0.39 ± 0.08 .002 0.38
 Eccentric mode at 60°/s 0.63 ± 0.11 0.61 ± 0.13 .07 0.18
Ratio of external rotators : internal rotators
 Concentric mode at 60°/s 0.73 ± 0.12 0.81 ± 0.13 <.001 −0.54
 Concentric mode at 240°/s 0.78 ± 0.14 0.82 ± 0.17 .009 −0.26
Mixed ratio (external rotators in the eccentric mode at 60°/s to internal rotators in the concentric mode at 240°/s) 1.20 ± 0.30 1.30 ± 0.35 <.001 −0.43