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Table 1 Comparison of maximum angle (°), minimum angle (°), displacement angular velocity (°), maximum angular velocity (°/s), and minimum angular velocity (°/s) of the forelimb joints between Group 1 and Group 2

From: Kinematic analysis of forelimb and hind limb joints in clinically healthy sheep

Variable

Group 1

Group 2

 

Mean ± SD

CV

Mean ± SD

CV

P value

Carpal

Maximum angle

176.03 ± 3.20

1.82

174.89 ± 2.44

1.40

0.296

Minimum angle

105.12 ± 4.71

4.48

116.52 ± 10.82

9.28

0.002

Angular displacement

70.91 ± 3.58

5.05

58.37 ± 9.97

17.08

<0.001

Maximum angular velocity

794.57 ± 110.34

13.89

512.37 ± 84.47

16.49

<0.001

Minimum angular velocity

−845.58 ± 139.72

−16.52

−630.36 ± 108.99

−17.29

<0.001

Elbow

Maximum angle

150.84 ± 3.38

2.24

149.97 ± 4.58

3.05

0.571

Minimum angle

106.93 ± 5.13

4.80

107.94 ± 10.68

9.90

0.755

Angular displacement

43.91 ± 4.64

10.56

42.04 ± 8.73

20.76

0.484

Maximum angular velocity

416.46 ± 67.64

16.24

401.42 ± 73.60

18.33

0.578

Minimum angular velocity

−363.90 ± 60.62

−16.66

−331.36 ± 54.89

−16.56

0.149

Shoulder

Maximum angle

134.04 ± 5.92

4.42

131.60 ± 6.68

5.07

0.316

Minimum angle

121.62 ± 5.20

4.28

122.15 ± 7.20

5.89

0.826

Angular displacement

12.41 ± 2.32

18.72

9.45 ± 2.19

23.17

0.002

Maximum angular velocity

196.21 ± 74.01

37.72

147.64 ± 48.38

32.77

0.050

Minimum angular velocity

−197.97 ± 73.54

−37.15

−110.87 ± 23.07

−20.81

0.001

  1. P-values in bold represent significant differences (P < 0.05) between the mean of G1 and G2 variables.