Research Article

The Assessment of Static Balance in Patients after Total Hip Replacement in the Period of 2-3 Years after Surgery

Table 1

Stabilometric parameters (eyes opened (EO) and eyes closed (EC)): study group versus control group.

Eyes opened (EO)
Control groupStudy group
MMeSDMinMaxMMeSDMinMax

COP deviation mean velocity (AP) (cm/s)0,440,410,190,181,060,510,450,270,151,870,147
COP deviation mean velocity (ML) (cm/s)0,490,430,230,181,420,590,530,290,171,640,037
COP path length (cm)20,7618,469,537,7655,8224,6422,0912,697,4479,690,071
COP path area (cm2)1,771,092,480,3616,942,021,231,880,279,580,264

Eyes closed (EC)
Control groupStudy group
MMeSDMinMaxMMeSDMinMax

COP deviation mean velocity (AP) (cm/s)0,760,680,350,311,950,900,880,370,312,500,026
COP deviation mean velocity (ML) (cm/s)1,000,800,640,334,151,341,290,660,353,050,001
COP path length (cm)40,3233,7123,4214,57145,252,3651,2824,8214,44122,70,005
COP path area (cm2)3,992,865,190,5029,664,313,363,560,3918,190,190

AP: anterior-posterior; COP: center of pressure; EC: eyes closed; EO: eyes opened; M: mean; max: maximum value; Me: median; min: minimum value; ML: medial-lateral; p: Mann–Whitney test probability value; SD: standard deviation.