Effects on Lower Extremity Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Knee Proprioception, Muscle Strength, and Functional Level in Patients with ACL Reconstruction
Table 4
Descriptive and compared values of muscle strength, joint position sense, and hop tests obtained for the operated side of the patients in Group I and the operated side of patients in Group II.
Group I (n = 17)
Group II (n = 15)
F
Operated side (mean ± SD)
Other side (mean ± SD)
Operated side (mean ± SD)
Other side (mean ± SD)
Quadriceps muscle strength (Nm)
30°/s
138.71 ± 35.7
162.24 ± 49.12
138.67 ± 34.05
160.27 ± 39.05
0.362
0.55
60°/s
128.06 ± 33.47
140.94 ± 30.53
120.13 ± 36.86
147.00 ± 37.16
0.037
0.85
180°/s
88.82 ± 24.09
93.53 ± 24.77
94.93 ± 40.88
98.73 ± 26.61
2.389
0.13
330°/s
57.00 ± 9.50
58.82 ± 18.47
62.80 ± 25.36
68.20 ± 26.15
10.138
0.01
Hamstring muscle strength (Nm)
30°/s
98.88 ± 25.66
112.94 ± 28.60
96.73 ± 23.64
114.20 ± 29.88
0.371
0.55
60°/s
99.00 ± 20.46
101.18 ± 20.93
92.13 ± 25.00
109.20 ± 26.07
0.371
0.55
180°/s
79.41 ± 16.62
82.00 ± 18.37
79.07 ± 27.59
85.20 ± 23.12
1.565
0.22
330°/s
73.24 ± 11.24
74.41 ± 11.78
76.13 ± 20.49
77.67 ± 24.73
7.102
0.01
JPS (°)
75°
74.55 ± 1.54
74.61 ± 2.98
75.85 ± 3.77
76.92 ± 3.42
28.990
0.001
45°
45.63 ± 2.94
45.19 ± 4.11
47.32 ± 6.05
47.18 ± 5.84
7.899
0.01
15°
15.44 ± 1.74
15.78 ± 2.40
16.95 ± 3.13
17.07 ± 2.49
9.014
0.01
Hop test (cm)
141.37 ± 34.35
156.12 ± 24.04
146.53 ± 19.56
157.31 ± 19.53
2.323
0.14
Independent sample t-test. JPS: joint position sense; Group I: neuromuscular control exercises were performed; Group II: standard rehabilitation program was performed; SD: standard deviation; n: number of patients.
