Table 4 Results of electromyographic examination, maximal amplitude for the HA and TA group and the non affected extremity during gait
| 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 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.1888 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 0.3345 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.0503 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 0.5255 |
Vastus medialis | 8.5 | 3.2 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 0.2087 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 0.3809 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 0.4751 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.7317 |
Vastus lateralis | 13.6 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 0.7751 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 14.6 | 7.0 | 0.4237 | 12.2 | 6.4 | 13.3 | 5.8 | 0.0503 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 5.9 | 0.0409 |
Semitendinosus | 9.4 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 0.4073 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 0.0385 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 0.7317 | 12.0 | 4.9 | 13.0 | 7.3 | 0.3158 |
Biceps femoris | 16.0 | 12.0 | 15.9 | 10.9 | 0.9658 | 12.7 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 0.7317 | 16.6 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 0.4751 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 0.3674 |
Tibialis anterior | 43.9 | 14.2 | 45.2 | 17.6 | 0.3758 | 43.7 | 17.6 | 45.6 | 19.9 | 0.3673 | 41.6 | 9.8 | 47.4 | 13.0 | 0.0520 | 43.9 | 16.5 | 49.6 | 29.3 | 0.4237 |
Gastrocenemius medialis | 16.9 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 7.3 | 0.2087 | 18.2 | 6.5 | 20.1 | 8.4 | 0.0536 | 21.5 | 8.5 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 0.4751 | 22.2 | 8.3 | 25.3 | 8.8 | 0.0032 |