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Table 1 Comparison of the clinical data of the participants between the control group and the patient group

From: Impairment characteristics of static balance and plantar load distribution of patients undergoing tibial cortex transverse distraction for diabetic foot ulcers

Item

 

Patient group

  

Control group

P

Gender

Men

15

  

15

> 0.05

Woman

5

  

5

 

Amputation (exclude)

1

    

Age-year

Median

52

  

51

> 0.05

Range

42–65

  

40–64

 

Foot

Left

12

    

Right

9

    

BMI

 

23.5 ± 4.5

  

23.7 ± 6.5

> 0.05

VAS

Preoperative

5.25 ± 0.35

   

< 0.01

Postoperative

3.53 ± 0.37

    

Skin temperature

Preoperative

35.65 ± 0.34

    

Postoperative

36.73 ± 0.52

   

< 0.01

ABI

Preoperative

0.45 ± 0.13

    

Postoperative

0.56 ± 0.12

   

0.008

COP ellipse sway area-mm2

 

250.15 ± 98.36

  

135.67 ± 53.21

< 0.001

COP path length-mm

 

145.15 ± 67.43

  

78.47 ± 34.15

< 0.001

Angle θ-°

 

39.75 ± 17.61

  

22.17 ± 14.15

0.001

Average load percentage-%

Unaffected foot

58.4 ± 5.5a

 

Left foot

50.5 ± 4.5c

a versus b < 0.001

Affected foot

41.6 ± 5.5b

 

Right foot

49.5 ± 4.5d

c versus d 0.486

Mean load percentage-%

Affected forefoot

45.3 ± 6.4

   

< 0.001

Unaffected forefoot

36.5 ± 5.6

    
  1. aAverage load percentage of unaffected foot in patient group
  2. bAverage load percentage of affected foot in patient group
  3. cAverage load percentage of left foot in control group
  4. dAverage load percentage of right foot in control group