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Table 4 Comparisons of the ratio of tibiotalar joint space width (mean ± SD) between dorsiflexion and plantarflexion relative to the neutral position in nine tibial plafond areas

From: Joint space width of the tibiotalar joint in the healthy foot

  

Lateral

Middle

Medial

Posterior

Df

1.06±0.51*

1.18±0.59NS

0.89±0.22*

Pf

1.32±0.38*

1.53±0.95NS

1.40±0.41*

Middle

Df

0.99±0.17NS

0.95±0.18NS

0.87±0.98*

Pf

1.11±0.30NS

0.93±0.23NS

1.20±0.21*

Anterior

Df

0.95±0.25*

0.94±0.13*

1.04±0.26*

Pf

1.40±0.58*

1.17±0.24*

1.86±0.70*

  1. Units of measurement are mm/mm (i.e., dorsiflexion/neutral and plantarflexion/neutral)
  2. Df dorsiflexion, N neutral, Pf plantarflexion
  3. *Indicates a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05)
  4. NSindicates a non-significant difference