Table 4.
Maximal medial/lateral (MED/LAT), anterior/posterior (ANT/POST) and proximal/distal (PROX/DIST) displacements and the extreme angular ranges of motion (i.e.FLEX/EXT, ADD/ABD, INT/EXT rotation), with the corresponding statistical p values of the comparisons
| Intact (I) | No muscles/skin (II) | Partial capsulectomy (III) | pI–II | pI–III | pII–III | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MED(+) | 0.1 ± 2.8 | 0.8 ± 1.8 | 0.3 ± 2.9 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| LAT(-) | −6.2 ± 3.8 | −6.6 ± 3.1 | −12.7 ± 2.1 | n.s. | 0.023 | 0.016 |
| ANT(+) | 2.1 ± 1.8 | 3.3 ± 1.6 | 6.0 ± 3.1 | n.s. | 0.008 | 0.039 |
| POST(-) | −2.9 ± 1.8 | −3.2 ± 1.8 | −3.8 ± 1.5 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| PROX(+) | 1.6 ± 2.1 | 2.0 ± 2.8 | 2.1 ± 2.3 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| DIST(-) | −3.6 ± 1.9 | −4.5 ± 2.0 | −10.6 ± 5.9 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 |
| FLEX(+) | 19.0 ± 5.4 | 22.2 ± 6.8 | 33.9 ± 6.5 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 |
| EXT(-) | −104.8 ± 7.3 | −117.9 ± 5.8 | −123.8 ± 7.4 | 0.008 | n.s. | n.s. |
| ADD(+) | 11.9 ± 13.6 | 20.3 ± 12.2 | 22.7 ± 14.6 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.016 |
| ABD(-) | −36.6 ± 5.1 | −43.7 ± 8.2 | −53.5 ± 18.5 | 0.008 | 0.008 | n.s. |
| INT R(+) | 24.3 ± 6.7 | 28.8 ± 9.3 | 49.8 ± 13.0 | 0.008 | 0.016 | 0.016 |
| EXT R(-) | −39.8 ± 11.4 | −47.3 ± 14.2 | −55.8 ± 12.2 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.016 |
n.s. no significance