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Table 3 Muscle strength in children with CP standing with (SwS) and without (SwoS) hand support

From: Muscle strength does not explain standing ability in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy: a cross sectional descriptive study

 

More WB-limb

 

Less WB-limb

  
 

Median (Range) Nm/kg

n

Median (Range) Nm/kg

n

P

SwoS (n = 11)

    

 Hip flexors

0.86 (0.57–1.34)

11

0.81 (0.52–1.37)

11

0.790

 Knee extensors

0.62 (0.41–1.04)

11

0.82 (0.39–1.24)

11

0.328

 Dorsiflexors

0.16 (0.00–0.30)

10

0.15 (0.00–0.30)

11

0.441

 Plantarflexors

0.17 (0.00–0.23)

9

0.15 (0.00–0.33)

9

0.575

SwS (n = 14)

    

 Hip flexors

0.83 (0.50–1.68)

14

1.04 (0.53–1.79)

14

0.331

 Knee extensors

0.95 (0.51–1.31)

14

0.87 (0.44–1.56)

14

0.177

 Dorsiflexors

0.17 (0.09–0.33)

13

0.12 (0.08–0.24)

13

0.034

 Plantarflexors

0.17 (0.09–0.28)

13

0.17 (0.08–0.27)

13

1.000

  1. P-values refer to comparisons between the limbs, significant difference is bolded (p ≤ 0.05)
  2. n = nr of children
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