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Table 3 Comparison of mean symmetry index (SI ± SD) during overground running between AT and healthy control group (Wilcoxon test, Effect of size)

From: Do athletes alter their running mechanics after an Achilles tendon rupture?

Parameter

AT

Control

Δ

P

ES

Ankle

 Angle at IC

−0.43 (7.88)

0.84 (7.31)

−1.25

0.859

0.17

 Angle RoM from IC to MID

−6.27 (75.45)

2.52 (27.60)

−8.79

0.657

0.32

 Angle RoM from MID to TO

−15.17 (22.24)

−1.58 (10.64)

−13.59

0.050

1.28

 Moment change from IC to MID

−2.43 (14.29)

5.56 (10.74)

−7.99

0.182

0.74

 Moment change from MID to TO

−3.36 (14.93)

5.03 (10.78)

−8.39

0.182

0.78

Knee

 Angle at IC

−27.66 (27.14)

−2.24 (24.77)

−25.42

0.008

1.03

 Angle RoM from IC to MID

8.87 (8.25)

1.24 (8.44)

7.63

0.110

0.90

 Angle RoM from MID to TO

−2.68 (11.10)

−7.57 (10.33)

4.89

0.424

0.47

 Moment change from IC to MID

−4.21 (11.86)

−8.22 (11.08)

4.01

0.374

0.36

 Moment change from MID to TO

−8.07 (18.11)

−13.35 (12.34)

5.28

0.424

0.43

Hip

 Angle at IC

−6.78 (5.61)

−2.28 (5.63)

−4.50

0.033

0.80

 Angle RoM from IC to MID

−77.55 (54.41)

−1.29 (31.92)

−76.26

0.006

2.39

 Angle RoM from MID to TO

0.08 (19.55)

−6.82 (8.43)

6.90

0.248

0.82

 Moment change from IC to MID

−15.72 (50.95)

17.16 (76.42)

−32.88

0.131

0.43

 Moment change from MID to TO

12.71 (25.28)

18.08 (20.12)

−5.37

0.722

0.27

VGRF

 VGRF max

2.25 (2.36)

−0.33 (3.91)

2.58

0.110

0.66

 Time to VGRF max

−7.85 (4.35)

−3.59 (4.24)

−4.26

0.041

1.00

  1. The bold values indicate statistical significance at the p = 0.05 level. In addition the bold values indicate - ES higher than 0.5 and represents a practically significant difference
  2. SI = ((Meanaffected/left − Meanunaffected/right)/0.5(Meanaffected/left + Meanunaffected/right))  100
  3. Angles – degrees; moments – Nm/kg, time – percent