Research Article

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

Table 2

Differences in the stabilometric parameters between the tests with eyes closed and eyes opened: control and study group.

Stabilometric parameters (EC versus EO)Control groupStudy group
MMeSDMinMaxMMeSDMinMax

COP deviation mean velocity (AP) (cm/s)0,320,310,25−0,171,31≤0,0010,390,360,23−0,161,10≤0,001
COP deviation mean velocity (ML) (cm/s)0,510,410,54−0,073,45≤0,0010,750,610,51−0,202,12≤0,001
COP path length (cm)19,5617,2418,7−6,82115,58≤0,00127,7224,3618,0−9,5676,49≤0,001
COP path area (cm2)2,221,474,17−2,4627,32≤0,0012,291,483,27−7,2912,91≤0,001

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; : Wilcoxon test probability value; SD: standard deviation.