28 May 2021>: Clinical Research
Assessment of Lower Limb Load Distribution in Patients Treated with the Ilizarov Method for Tibial Nonunion
Łukasz Pawik 1ABCDEFG , Andżelika Pajchert-Kozłowska 2ABCDEF , Łukasz Szelerski 3BCDE , Sławomir Żarek 3BCDE , Radosław Górski 3BCDE , Malwina Pawik 4BCDE , Felicja Fink-Lwow 4BCDE , Piotr Morasiewicz 25ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930849
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930849
Table 3 Body weight distribution for patients after treatment with the Ilizarov method between OL and NOL vs healthy people.
Loads on limb | Control group (n=32) | Patients after burgery (n=24) |
---|---|---|
Operated limb [%] | 48.0 (42.3–56.0) | 48.5 (17.5–62.5) |
Non-operated limb [%] | 52.0 (44.0–57.7) | 51.5 (37.5–82.5) |
0.015 | 0.084 | |
Forefoot OL [%] | 50.0 (24.9–59.7) | 50.5 (20.7–90.2) |
Forefoot NOL [%] | 44.0 (32.0–64.4) | 42.5 (13.7–70.2) |
0.326 | 0.359 | |
Backfoot OL [%] | 50.0 (40.3–75.0) | 49.5 (8.0–79.2) |
Backfoot NOL [%] | 56.0 (36.6–68.0) | 57.5 (29.7–86.2) |
0.326 | 0.359 | |
Operated limb [%] | 49.0 (41.6–54.4) | 48.5 (19.0–70.0) |
Non-operated limb [%] | 51.0 (45.6–58.4) | 51.5 (30.0–81.0) |
0.170 | ||
Forefoot OL [%] | 47.0 (29.9–58.1) | 57.0 (21.7–93.0) |
Forefoot NOL [%] | 46.0 (34.0–62.7) | 48.0 (12.5–80.7) |
0.987 | 0.210 | |
Backfoot OL [%] | 53.0 (41.9–70.1) | 43.0 (7.0–78.2) |
Backfoot NOL [%] | 54.0 (37.3–66.0) | 52.0 (19.2–87.5) |
0.987 | 0.210 | |
Data are medians and 5–95 percentiles. OL – operated limb; NOL – non-operated limb. |