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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Jul;97(7):500–506. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000907

Table 2.

Difference in Physical Measurements and Shear Modulus of Children with Cerebral Palsy from pre-BoNT-A and Between 1 and 3 Months post-BoNT-A

Measurementsa, median (Q1,Q3) P Value b
Calf circumference, cm
Pre-BoNT-A – 1 Month Post-BoNT-A* 0.20 (−0.10, 0.50) 0.41
Pre-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A** 0.25 (−0.25, 0.55) 0.66
1 Month Post-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A** −0.05 (−0.30, 0.25) 1.00
Maximal ankle DF, degrees
Pre-BoNT-A – 1 Month Post-BoNT-A −1.00 (−5.00, 2.00) 0.70
Pre-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A 3.00 (−2.00, 6.00) 0.48
1 Month Post-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A 4.00 (1.00, 8.00) 0.11
Modified Ashworth Scale
Pre-BoNT-A – 1 Month Post-BoNT-A 0.44 (0.00, 1.00) 0.10
Pre-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A 0.11 (0.00, 0.00 0.73
1 Month Post-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A −0.33 (−1.00,0.00) 0.08
Shear Modulus, kPa at 20° PF
Pre-BoNT-A – 1 Month Post-BoNT-A 3.89 (0.84, 8.68) 0.06
Pre-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A 1.75 (−3.94, 7.70) 0.39
1 Month Post-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A −3.72 (−4.78, −0.98) 0.13
Shear Modulus, kPa at 10° PF
Pre-BoNT-A – 1 Month Post-BoNT-A 8.07 (2.11, 17.13) 0.09
Pre-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A 3.00 (−8.20, 10.05) 0.73
1 Month Post-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A −7.57 (−10.98, −5.07) 0.02
Shear Modulus, kPa at 0° PF
Pre-BoNT-A – 1 Month Post-BoNT-A 13.45 (−1.28, 42.39) 0.08
Pre-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A 4.77 (−17.81, 24.18) 0.42
1 Month Post-BoNT-A – 3 Months Post-BoNT-A −14.74 (−18.21, −9.38) 0.03

Abbreviations: BoNT-A, onabotulinum toxin A; cm, centimeter; DF, dorsiflexion; kPa, kilopascal; PF, plantar flexion.

a

Values are presented as median and 1rst and 3rd interquartile range (Q1, Q3) unless specified otherwise.

b

p-values are from paired t-tests.

*

n=7

**

n=8