Table 3 Comparison of the lateral malleolus–talus distance between the intact and cut conditions in Inversion stress.

From: Differences in ankle stabilizing function between the upper and lower fiber bundles of the anterior talofibular ligament: an anatomical study

Ankle joint angle

Superior cut group

Inferior cut group

 

Intact condition

Cut condition

Intact condition

Cut condition

0-degree dorsiflexion

3.38 ± 1.44

4.39 ± 2.28

1.36 ± 0.91

3.01 ± 0.80a

15-degree plantar flexion

2.26 ± 1.15

3.82 ± 2.92

2.09 ± 1.26

3.39 ± 2.12

30-degree plantar flexion

2.33 ± 2.07

3.89 ± 3.22

2.69 ± 0.73

3.46 ± 2.35

  1. Values are presented as means ± standard deviations.
  2. aP = 0.049 vs. intact condition in the inferior cut group.
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