Replacement of tibialis cranialis tendon with polyester, silicone-coated artificial tendon preserves biomechanical function in rabbits compared to tendon excision only

Table 3 Statistical results (p-values) for least-square means with Tukey–Kramer multiple-comparison adjustment for each kinematic variable for the knee, ankle, and MTP joints during stance and swing phase of gait for each timepoint

			Knee			Ankle			MTP
Group	Variable	Gait Phase	B vs 2	B vs 8	2 vs 8	B vs 2	B vs 8	2 vs 8	B vs 2	B vs 8	2 vs 8
Combined (averaged over TE and PET-SI)	Max angle	Stance	NS	0.0262	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.0006	NS	0.0078
		Swing	0.0971	< 0.0001	0.0098	0.0111	NS	NS	< 0.0001	NS	0.0001
	Min Angle	Stance	0.0754	NS	NS	0.0013	NS	0.0167	NS	NS	NS
		Swing	0.0002	< 0.0001	NS	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	NS	0.0759	NS	NS
	Avg Angle	Stance	0.0979	NS	NS	0.0085	NS	0.0871	NS	NS	0.034
		Swing	0.0053	0.0005	NS	< 0.0001	0.0007	NS	< 0.0001	NS	0.0003
	ROM	Stance	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.0795	0.0736	NS	NS
		Swing	0.0014	NS	0.0367	0.0117	0.0161	NS	NS	NS	NS
TE	Max angle	Stance	0.0787	0.0494	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
		Swing	0.0012	< 0.0001	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.0101	NS	NS
	Min angle	Stance	0.0527	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
		Swing	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	NS	0.0025	0.0038	NS	NS	NS	NS
	Avg angle	Stance	0.0196	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
		Swing	0.0004	0.0002	NS	0.0018	0.0216	NS	0.0149	NS	NS
	ROM	Stance	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
		Swing	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
PET-SI	Max angle	Stance	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.0317	NS	NS
		Swing	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.0021	NS	0.0059
	Min angle	Stance	NS	NS	NS	0.0145	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
		Swing	NS	NS	NS	0.0051	0.046	NS	NS	NS	NS
	Avg angle	Stance	NS	NS	NS	0.07	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
		Swing	NS	NS	NS	0.0531	NS	NS	0.0222	NS	0.0141
	ROM	Stance	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
		Swing	0.0251	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

Group was combined (averaged over TE and PET-SI), TE or PET-SI. Timepoints were baseline (B), 2-, or 8-weeks post-surgery. ROM – range of motion; NS – not significant. p < 0.05 considered significant. p < 0.1 also included.

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