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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2019 Oct 15;38(1):70–81. doi: 10.1002/jor.24487

Figure 1. Complete tear with immobilization functional properties: Gait analysis.

Figure 1.

PEMF treatment after complete Achilles tear and subsequent immobilization (A) increased operative limb loading rate and (B) decreased stance time. These changes corresponded with increased walking speed of both the (C) operative limb and (D) contralateral limb in the 3 hour PEMF group at both time points and in the 1 hour PEMF group at 6 weeks. PEMF also altered (E) operative limb stride length; no changes were seen in (F) stride length for the contralateral limb compared to controls. All data is normalized to pre-injury values. Data is presented as mean±SD at each time point. (a) denotes significant difference between non-PEMF and 1 hr PEMF (p<0.025); (b) denotes significant difference between non-PEMF and 3 hrs PEMF (p<0.025).