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Table 3 Muscle strengths of the ankle and toe in participants with and without a history of MTSS

From: Ankle and toe muscle strength characteristics in runners with a history of medial tibial stress syndrome

Joint

Direction

MVIC torque (N·m)

P-value

Effect size (r)

No history of MTSS

History of MTSS

Ankle

Plantar flexion

84.2 ± 28.2

92.2 ± 28.2

0.45

0.15

Dorsiflexion

32.7 ± 5.4

33.3 ± 5.3

0.75

0.07

Eversion

21.6 ± 5.7

22.6 ± 5.8

0.66

0.09

Inversion

23.5 ± 9.9

22.0 ± 5.9

0.90

0.02

1st MTPJ

Plantar flexion

9.8 ± 2.3

12.0 ± 3.0

0.04

0.40

2nd–5th MTPJ

Plantar flexion

6.0 ± 1.6

6.0 ± 2.1

0.94

0.02

  1. MTSS, medial tibial stress syndrome
  2. MTPJ, metatarsophalangeal joint
  3. MVIC, maximal voluntary isometric contraction
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

ISSN: 1757-1146