Table 2. Mean values and standard deviations of peak forces normalized by body weight of the operated limb recorded during the MVICs of knee extensor muscles at 30° (Ext 30°) and 90° (Ext 90°), and knee flexor muscles at 60° (Flex60°) and 90° (Flex 90°), at T3, T4 and T5. Values are reported for males and females of each group, and for each whole group (NMES+ and NAT).
|
MVIC - Operated Limb / body weight |
T3 |
T4 |
T5 |
Ext 30° |
Ext 90° |
Flex 90° |
Ext 30° |
Ext 90° |
Flex 90° |
Ext 30° |
Ext 90° |
Flex 90° |
NMES+ |
Males |
mean |
0.73a |
0.65a |
0.44a |
0.85 |
0.78 |
0.53a |
1.03a |
0.95a |
0.62 |
st. dev. |
0.17 |
0.19 |
0.13 |
0.31 |
0.34 |
0.15 |
0.25 |
0.26 |
0.17 |
Females |
mean |
0.47a |
0.37a |
0.28a |
0.57 |
0.58 |
0.33a |
0.61a |
0.73a |
0.47 |
st. dev. |
0.18 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.18 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
0.35 |
0.11 |
0.10 |
Group |
mean |
0.62* |
0.53 |
0.37 |
0.74* |
0.70* |
0.45* |
0.85* |
0.85 |
0.56 |
st. dev. |
0.21 |
0.21 |
0.14 |
0.29 |
0.29 |
0.16 |
0.36 |
0.23 |
0.16 |
NAT |
Males |
mean |
0.56a |
0.57a |
0.33 |
0.64a |
0.61a |
0.38a |
0.76a |
0.79a |
0.56 |
st. dev. |
0.24 |
0.19 |
0.16 |
0.27 |
0.26 |
0.14 |
0.24 |
0.22 |
0.13 |
Females |
mean |
0.34a |
0.33a |
0.22 |
0.37a |
0.33a |
0.23a |
0.43a |
0.59a |
0.38 |
st. dev. |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.14 |
0.08 |
Group |
mean |
0.47* |
0.47 |
0.28 |
0.51* |
0.48* |
0.31* |
0.52* |
0.72 |
0.49 |
st. dev. |
0.22 |
0.20 |
0.15 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.13 |
0.38 |
0.22 |
0.14 |
* significant difference between the two groups (NMES+ and NAT),
a significant difference between males and females.