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Table 2 Effects of soft tissue artifacts on the estimation of joint angles

From: Quantification of three-dimensional soft tissue artifacts in the canine hindlimb during passive stifle motion

 

Flexion/extension (°)

Adduction/abduction (°)

Internal/external rotation (°)

Cycle

SM

VM

(SM–VM)

p-value

SM

VM

(SM–VM)

p-value

SM

VM

(SM–VM)

p-value

0%

141.1 ± 7.4

147.6 ± 8.5

−6.6 ± 2.6

< 0.001*

4.3 ± 7.3

−0.9 ± 5.7

5.1 ± 4.1

0.004*

35.5 ± 12.0

9.2 ± 13.1

26.4 ± 12.0

< 0.001*

10%

132.1 ± 8.9

137.9 ± 9.7

−5.8 ± 2.5

< 0.001*

5.1 ± 8.1

−0.1 ± 6.7

5.2 ± 4.5

0.005*

31.7 ± 11.6

9.4 ± 12.2

22.3 ± 11.1

< 0.001*

20%

121.6 ± 10.4

126.8 ± 11.2

−5.2 ± 2.3

< 0.001*

6.0 ± 8.8

0.8 ± 8.1

5.1 ± 4.8

0.009*

27.0 ± 11.1

9.4 ± 10.7

17.6 ± 10.4

0.001*

30%

110.1 ± 12.0

114.5 ± 12.8

−4.4 ± 2.2

< 0.001*

6.7 ± 9.3

2.5 ± 9.2

4.2 ± 5.6

0.043*

21.7 ± 10.8

8.3 ± 9.3

13.4 ± 9.6

0.002*

40%

98.6 ± 12.8

102.1 ± 13.6

−3.5 ± 2.3

0.001*

6.8 ± 9.6

3.8 ± 9.8

3.0 ± 6.6

0.184

16.3 ± 10.3

7.0 ± 7.7

9.3 ± 8.3

0.006*

50%

88.1 ± 12.9

90.4 ± 13.6

−2.4 ± 2.2

0.008*

6.8 ± 9.3

4.8 ± 10.0

1.9 ± 6.6

0.384

11.9 ± 9.6

6.0 ± 6.3

6.0 ± 6.3

0.015*

60%

78.7 ± 12.7

79.9 ± 13.4

−1.2 ± 2.2

0.128

6.4 ± 9.1

5.5 ± 9.6

0.9 ± 6.4

0.672

8.4 ± 9.1

5.2 ± 5.9

3.2 ± 4.7

0.058

70%

70.5 ± 12.2

70.7 ± 13.0

−0.3 ± 2.4

0.741

6.1 ± 8.5

5.8 ± 9.3

0.3 ± 5.9

0.894

5.8 ± 9.1

4.8 ± 6.5

1.0 ± 3.5

0.392

80%

63.9 ± 11.7

63.6 ± 12.7

0.3 ± 2.7

0.727

5.8 ± 8.1

6.0 ± 8.7

−0.2 ± 4.8

0.903

3.8 ± 9.5

4.9 ± 7.5

−1.1 ± 3.3

0.323

90%

59.0 ± 10.6

58.5 ± 12.2

0.5 ± 2.9

0.623

6.0 ± 7.6

6.3 ± 8.5

−0.3 ± 4.4

0.856

2.3 ± 10.1

4.4 ± 8.2

−2.1 ± 3.4

0.078

100%

55.9 ± 10.6

55.7 ± 12.5

0.2 ± 2.9

0.841

6.4 ± 7.3

6.8 ± 8.4

−0.4 ± 4.3

0.757

0.9 ± 10.4

3.5 ± 8.3

−2.6 ± 3.6

0.051

  1. The stifle flexion/extension, adduction/abduction, and internal/external rotation values based on the skin markers (SM) and virtual markers (VM) were computed. Data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation across subjects. The data points were normalized for a complete motion cycle and are expressed as percentages. Differences between the two measurement outcomes were also calculated by subtracting the VM results from the SM results. Asterisks indicate significant differences (p < 0.05)