Ultrasound values for thickness (in mm) of tendons, medial collateral ligament (MCL) and ulnar nerve
| Flexor-pronator tendon | Extensor tendon | Triceps tendon | MCL | Ulnar nerve | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-dominant | Dominant | p Value | Non-dominant | Dominant | p Value | Non-dominant | Dominant | p Value | Non-dominant | Dominant | p Value | Non-dominant | Dominant | p Value | |
| Values are mean (SD). The p value is the significance level of the test performed. With a 95% confidence interval, we consider that the result is significant if p<0.05. | |||||||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | 5.34 (0.88) | 5.35 (0.91) | 0.33 | 4.59 (0.57) | 4.93 (0.79) | 0.96 | 4.37 (0.78) | 4.49 (1.09) | 0.63 | 1.44 (0.39) | 1.59 (0.79) | 0.7 | 3.52 (0.94) | 3.51 (0.60) | 0.36 |
| Controls | 4.42 (0.85) | 4.93 (0.79) | 0.41 | 3.82 (0.76) | 4.01 (0.76) | 0.83 | 3.70 (0.38) | 3.62 (0.60) | 0.55 | 0.99 (0.22) | 1.03 (0.21) | 0.68 | 3.12 (0.33) | 3.18 (0.43) | 0.51 |
| Comparison between goalkeepers and controls | p=0.78 | p=0.87 | p=0.45 | p=0.62 | p=0.77 | p=0.81 | p=0.94 | p=0.90 | p=0.89 | p=0.88 | |||||