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Table 2 Cartilage contact areas (CCA) during plantarflexion-supination (40°/30°)

From: Efficacy of a semirigid ankle brace in reducing mechanical ankle instability evaluated by 3D stress-MRI

Parameter

No brace

w/ brace

No brace

w/ brace

rm-ANOVA factor load

rm-ANOVA factor brace

At rest

+ 200 N load

CCAFT

− 56.3 (20.0)

− 45.7 (18.8)

− 52.9 (21.4)

− 48.7 (23.7)

P = 0.71

η2 = 0.006

P = 0.004

η2 = 0.31

CCATTH

− 40.9 (18.4)

− 32.9 (22.6)

− 41.1 (22.2)

− 26.4 (24.8)

P = 0.069

η2 = 0.13

P < 0.001

η2 = 0.54

CCATTV

− 58.1 (23.6)

− 39.4 (35.7)

− 55.2 (27.8)

− 35.9 (37.0)

P = 0.4

η2 = 0.03

P = 0.002

η2 = 0.36

  1. CCAFT = fibulotalar articulation, CCATTH = tibiotalar horizontal articulation, CCATTV = tibiotalar vertical articulation, w/ brace: with brace, in brackets: SD