Table 1.

Comparison of the isokinetic peak torque of the ankle joint at 120°·s⁻¹ in the patients' injured and uninjured legs (N = 7).

Isokinetic Ankle Peak Torque	Injured Leg	Uninjured Leg	P value (both legs)
Dorsiflexion (Nm)
Pre-test	19.43 (9.73)	20.61 (10.30)	0.132
Post-test	17.22 (5.28)	20.04 (10.83)	0.454
% difference	−11.37	−2.77
P value (across time)	0.548	0.850
Plantarflexion (Nm)
Pre-test	16.76 (13.80)	21.31 (13.41)	0.110
Post-test	17.95 (6.87)	21.73 (8.93)	0.368
% difference	1.55	1.97
P value (across time)	0.852	0.978
Eversion (Nm)
Pre-test	9.06 (4.77)	10.97 (4.60)	0.225
Post-test	11.76 (4.82)	12.17 (1.82)	0.329
% difference	29.80	10.94
P value (across time)	0.234	0.431
Inversion (Nm)
Pre-test	11.64 (6.45)	12.30 (2.03)	0.203
Post-test	11.13 (4.44)	12.47 (4.37)	0.452
% difference	−0.438 (31.16)	1.38 (115.3)
P value (across time)	0.253	0.432

Values were presented as mean (standard deviation).

Nm = Newton meter; % = percentage.