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Table 3 Lower limbs’ passive range of motion

From: Functional mobility in walking adult population with ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay

 

Total sample

(n = 35)

% of the reference values

No walking aid

(n = 19)

Walking aid

(n = 16)

p-value*

Hip

Abduction

25.5 (9.8)

NA

24.9 (7.8)

25.5 (11.9)

0.797

Extension

1.9 (5.3)

10.4 (29.7)

1.6 (5.8)

1.9 (4.7)

0.658

External rotation

36.0 (4.2)

NA

37.4 (9.4)

34.2 (7.4)

0.377

Knee

Flexion

147.5 (5.9)

105.3 (4.5)

147.8 (5.5)

147.6 (6.6)

0.629

Extension

2.9 (4.2)

100.8 (2.3)

1.6 (3.6)

3.6 (3.5)

0.092

Ankle

Dorsiflexion

8.2 (5.3)

94.9 (5.3)

9.0 (6.1)

7.5 (4.4)

0.226

  1. *Statistical difference between mobility stages
  2. **Results are presented in degrees as Mean (standard deviation)
  3. NA Not available