Table 3 Modified Ashworth Scale scores of the first 6 patients: pre-operative, post-operative 4 weeks and 6 months.
| Â | Â | Hipflexion | Hip adduction | Knee flexion | Knee extension | Ankle dorsal flexion | Ankle plantar flexion | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pt | Â | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R |
1 | Pre | 1+ | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Post4w | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Post6m | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Pre | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Post4w | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Post6m | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Pre | 0 | 1 | 1+ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | Post4w | 0 | 1+ | 1+ | 1 | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Post6m | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Pre | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 1+ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Post4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Post6m | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Pre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1+ | 1+ |
| Â | Post4w | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Â | Post6m | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Pre | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Â | Post4w | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 2 |
| Â | Post6m | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Mean | Pre | 1 | 0.83 | 1.33 | 2.17 | 1.17 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.33 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Post4w | 0.33 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 1.33 | 1.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.17 | 1.67 | 0.83 |
| Â | Post6m | 1.5 | 0.83 | 1.33 | 1.0 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 0.17 | 0 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 0.67 | 0.67 |