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Table 1 Comparison of plantar fascia thickness between supine and prone positions with the ankle in a neutral posture

From: Ultrasonographic examination of plantar fasciitis: a comparison of patient positions during examination

Portion of plantar heel

Position

p value

Supine

Prone

 Medial

5.0 [4.5; 6.0]

5.1 [4.2; 6.1]

0.973a

 Central

5.1 [4.1; 5.6]

5.0 [4.2; 6.1]

0.620a

 Lateral

4.9 ± 1.0

4.8 ± 1.1

0.600b

  1. Measured thickness (mm) values are presented as median [interquartile range; 25th–75th] for non-normally distributed data or mean ± standard deviation for normally distributed data
  2. p values obtained from Wilcoxon signed rank test a or paired t-test b
  3. Significance was accepted for p values of < 0.05