Table 3 Results of electromyographic examination, maximal amplitude for the HA and TA group and the non-affected extremity
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Affected Extremity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Non-affected Extremity | Â | Â | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMG Max [μV] Visit |  | HA-Group |  | Significance | TA-Goup | Significance | HA-Group | Significance |  | TA-Group | Significance | |||||||||
| Â | 1 | 2 | Â | 1 | 2 | Â | Â | 1 | 2 | Â | Â | 1 | 2 | Â | Â | |||||
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-value | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-value | Mean SD | Mean | SD | p-value | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-value | |
Rectus femoris | 23.7 | 10.8 | 23.3 | 11.9 | 0.6476 | 26.3 | 18.3 | 25.3 | 18.9 | 0.7897 | 25.2 | 11.8 | 25.5 | 9.3 | 0.9772 | 27.2 | 21.3 | 24.4 | 14.9 | 0.5850 |
Vastus medialis | 24.2 | 11.5 | 24.0 | 16.4 | 0.7533 | 28.5 | 19.4 | 28.0 | 21.1 | 0.5172 | 25.5 | 10.5 | 26.6 | 14.5 | 0.9772 | 31.6 | 21.9 | 31.4 | 22.8 | 0.6385 |
Vastus lateralis | 40.1 | 24.8 | 30.2 | 23.2 | 0.0163 | 46.5 | 33.0 | 41.0 | 27.8 | 0.1442 | 34.2 | 14.9 | 37.3 | 20.6 | 0.3758 | 43.0 | 26.1 | 42.1 | 23.1 | 0.6567 |
Semitendinosus | 42.6 | 24.4 | 43.1 | 21.9 | 0.6892 | 41.8 | 19.2 | 43.8 | 25.7 | 0.8390 | 52.1 | 26.6 | 52.1 | 23.4 | 0.6272 | 47.4 | 28.5 | 49.1 | 24.3 | 0.4849 |
Biceps femoris | 45.8 | 30.0 | 48.1 | 31.3 | 0.4929 | 42.4 | 26.1 | 40.9 | 23.5 | 0.7127 | 54.8 | 34.1 | 48.6 | 23.8 | 0.2531 | 41.5 | 21.8 | 44.3 | 24.6 | 0.5172 |
Tibialis anterior | 98.3 | 51.9 | 87.6 | 39.5 | 0.2414 | 85.1 | 45.0 | 93.6 | 47.2 | 0.0962 | 96.6 | 32.7 | 96.7 | 31.8 | 0.9090 | 87.0 | 46.9 | 103.4 | 61.2 | 0.1909 |
Gastrocnemius medialis | 31.6 | 15.5 | 35.4 | 27.5 | 0.9317 | 32.1 | 18.2 | 31.7 | 16.2 | 0.8192 | 34.4 | 15.9 | 43.4 | 20.2 | 0.0164 | 38.1 | 18.7 | 42.8 | 21.8 | 0.1183 |