Table 3.
Post-operative torque values across the subgroups
| Extension | LSI extension | Flexion | LSI flexion | H/Q ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD (Nm/kg*100) | Mean ± SD (%) | Mean ± SD (Nm/kg*100) | Mean ± SD (%) | Mean ± SD | ||
| GA | OP | 162 ± 49 | 80 ± 18 | 116 ± 31 | 86 ± 15 | 75 ± 19 |
| n = 47 | NOP | 203 ± 46 | 136 ± 30 | 68 ± 11 | ||
| GA + pFNB | OP | 169 ± 50 | 82 ± 17 | 115 ± 33 | 84 ± 15 | 70 ± 16 |
| n = 37 | NOP | 206 ± 47 | 136 ± 32 | 67 ± 12 | ||
| Spinal | OP | 164 ± 50 | 80 ± 18 | 122 ± 31 | 88 ± 14 | 78 ± 20 |
| n = 169 | NOP | 206 ± 47 | 139 ± 39 | 68 ± 10 | ||
| Spinal + pFNB | OP | 156 ± 50 | 81 ± 19 | 115 ± 27 | 87 ± 13 | 79 ± 25 |
| n = 185 | NOP | 194 ± 41 | 133 ± 26 | 70 ± 11 | ||
GA general anaesthesia, Spinal spinal anaesthesia, + pFNB prolonged femoral nerve blockage using an on-demand femoral nerve block, OP operated, NOP not affected leg, Nm Newtonmeter, SD standard deviation, LSI Limb symmetry index