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Table 4 Mean values of lower limb ROM of dominant and non-dominant sides

From: Normal active range of motion of lower extremity joints of the healthy young adults in Cairo, Egypt

 

Dominant

Non-dominant

MD (95% CI)

p value

Hip flexion

125.93 ± 6.44

125.62 ± 6.5

0.31 (0.11:0.52)

0.003**

Hip extension

19.51 ± 4.08

19.31 ± 3.95

0.2 (0.07:0.33)

0.003**

Hip abduction

42.23 ± 5.66

42.07 ± 5.57

0.16 (− 0.03:0.34)

0.093

Hip adduction

28.21 ± 4.78

28.02 ± 4.76

0.2 (0.03:0.36)

0.018**

Hip external rotation

37.61 ± 4.23

37.47 ± 4.34

0.14 (0.07:0.2)

0.001**

Hip internal rotation

27.91 ± 2.5

28.35 ± 2.7

− 0.44 (− 0.55:− 0.33)

0.001**

Knee flexion/extension

137.53 ± 4.6

137.24 ± 4.72

0.28 (0.1:0.47)

0.002**

Ankle dorsiflexion

20.72 ± 4.08

20.67 ± 3.95

0.06 (− 0.06:0.17)

0.353

Ankle plantar flexion

49.8 ± 6.51

49.85 ± 6.44

− 0.06 (− 0.2:0.07)

0.377

Foot eversion

15.52 ± 1.5

15.38 ± 1.54

0.14 (0.07:0.2)

0.001

Foot inversion

35.22 ± 2.14

35.26 ± 2.09

− 0.04 (− 0.10:0.02)

0.225

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. MD mean difference
  3. **p value ≤ 0.05 significant