Subject characteristics: mean (range) for men and women with and without exertional medial tibial pain
EMTP men | Non-EMTP men | EMTP women | Non-EMTP women | |
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*Significant mean differences (p<0.05) existed between men with and without EMTP presentation: | ||||
†p = 0.040; ‡p = 0.014; §p = 0.026; ¶p = 0.000; ††p = 0.042. | ||||
‡‡Rear foot alignment: inverted (inv); everted (ev). | ||||
ADF, ankle dorsiflexion; Dx, diagnosis; EHR, external hip rotation; EMTP, exertional medial tibial pain; IHR, internal hip rotation; L, left; LCG, lean calf girth; LLD, leg length discrepancy; R, right; RA, rear foot alignment. | ||||
N | 12 | 110 | 11 | 25 |
Dx time (days) | 46 (9 to 78) | – | 118 (9 to 291) | – |
Age (years) | 18.7 (17.8 to 20.8) | 18.4 (17.1 to 21.8) | 18.0 (17.1 to 19.34) | 18.2 (17.1 to 20.0) |
Height (m) | 1.79 (1.70 to 1.92) | 1.79 (1.65 to 1.96) | 1.67 (1.59 to 0.82) | 1.68 (1.56 to 1.79) |
Weight (kg) | 74.4 (62.0 to 90.0) | 74.5 (59.0 to 91.0) | 61.0 (51.0 to 79.6) | 60.2 (49.0 to 77.2) |
BMI | 23.0 (20.4 to 26.3) | 21.3 (19.2 to 27.8) | 21.8 (19.4 to 24.1) | 21.4 (17.8 to 27.6) |
Using orthotics at baseline (yes) | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
Baseline 2.4 km run time (s) | 561 (512 to 608) | 584 (495 to 646) | 769 (727 to 840) | 708 (579 to 843) |
Run time 6 months after baseline (s) | 570 (508 to 634) | 576 (460 to 645) | 733 (673 to 820) | 701 (568 to 823) |
Failed run test | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
LLD (cm) | 0.0 (0.0 to 1.0) | 0.3 (0.0 to 2.0) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.5) | 0.34 (0.0 to 1.5) |
(R) LCG (mm)* | 344 (319 to 390)† | 359 (316 to 429) | 329 (305 to 385) | 338 (291 to 380) |
(L) LCG (mm) | 347 (323 to 98) | 357 (311 to 413) | 335 (293 to 333) | 337(298 to 378) |
(R) ADF (°) | 32 (25 to 45) | 31 (18 to 52) | 29 (20 to 38) | 26 (18 to 42) |
(L) ADF (°) | 32 (25 to 42) | 31 (18 to 48) | 28 (20 to 35) | 27 (20 to 40) |
(R) RA (°) | inv 1 (inv 6 to ev 4)‡‡ | inv 2 (inv 11 to ev 6) | inv 2 (inv 6 to ev 2) | inv 3 (inv 8 to ev 4) |
(L) RA (°) | inv 3 (inv 10 to ev 2) | inv 2 (inv 10 to ev 8) | inv 1 (inv 6 to ev 4) | inv 1 (inv 8 to ev 2) |
(R) IHR (°)* | 48 (32 to 70)‡ | 40 (10 to 64) | 41 (34 to 52) | 40 (24 to 54) |
(R) EHR (°)* | 64 (42 to 90)§ | 55 (16 to 88) | 61 (42 to 76) | 61 (40 to 76) |
(L) IHR (°)* | 48 (28 to 72)¶ | 36 (10 to 60) | 40 (24 to 56) | 39 (26 to 54) |
(L) EHR (°)* | 59 (32 to 86)†† | 51 (18 to 90) | 58 (32 to 70) | 55 (32 to 84) |