Table 4.
Pearson correlation coefficients (r) and p-Values (in parenthesis) for absolute sCOMP and kinetic gait parameters during the stance phase of gait (n = 9 patients).
| Preoperative |
Postoperative |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affected side | Non-affected side | Affected side | Non-affected side | |
| Knee moments – sagittal plane | ||||
| Max. flexion first half of stance | 0.395 (0.293) |
0.490 (0.181) |
−0.003 (0.994) |
−0.386 (0.305) |
| Max. extension second half of stance | 0.041 (0.917) |
0.008 (0.984) |
0.263 (0.495) |
0.034 (0.931) |
| Knee moments – frontal plane | ||||
| Max. adduction first half of stance (1st KAM) | −0.285 (0.458) |
−0.087 (0.824) |
−0.254 (0.509) |
0.050 (0.898) |
| Max. adduction second half of stance (2nd KAM) | −0.272 (0.479) |
0.072 (0.854) |
−0.148 (0.704) |
0.259 (0.501) |
| Adduction impulse (AUC) | −0.252 (0.514) |
−0.059 (0.880) |
−0.137 (0.726) |
0.176 (0.651) |
| Hip moments – sagittal plane | ||||
| Max. flexion first half of stance | −0.276 (0.472) |
0.065 (0.868) |
−0.652 (0.057)+ |
−0.736 (0.024)* |
| Max. extension second half of stance | −0.249 (0.518) |
−0.305 (0.425) |
−0.332 (0.382) |
−0.174 (0.655) |
| Hip moments – frontal plane | ||||
| Max. adduction first half of stance (1st HAM) | 0.091 (0.815) |
0.301 (0.431) |
0.195 (0.614) |
−0.058 (0.883) |
| Max. adduction second half of stance (2nd HAM) | 0.087 (0.823) |
0.300 (0.433) |
0.017 (0.965) |
0.272 (0.479) |
| Adduction impulse (AUC) | 0.034 (0.930) |
0.286 (0.455) |
0.152 (0.697) |
0.317 (0.407) |
sCOMP – serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein concentration; AUC – area under the curve; flexion – positive values; extension – negative values; adduction – positive values; abduction – negative values; *Significant correlation; +Trend towards a linear correlation.