J Clin Med Res

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 7, Number 8, August 2015, pages 602-606

Knee and Ankle Joint Angles Influence the Plantarflexion Torque of the Gastrocnemius

Tables

**Table 1.** Plantarflexion Maximum Moment in Nm (SD)
Knee angle (°)	Ankle angle (°)
Knee angle (°)	-15 pf	0	+15 df	Mean
Differences greater than 7.61 between knee/ankle joint combinations are significant (P = 0.05). pf: plantarflexed position; df: dorsiflexed position.
0	20.5	21.11	24.95	22.18
15	18.91	20.35	21.43	20.23
30	17.65	20.47	23.72	20.61
45	18.96	20.30	22.41	20.55
60	16.99	18.5	20.71	18.73
75	14.93	17.51	20.9	17.78
90	15.03	18.11	20.11	17.75
105	13.02	14.95	18.17	15.38
Mean	16.99	18.91	21.55

**Table 2.** Plantarflexion Passive Moment in Nm (SD)
Knee angle (°)	Ankle angle (°)
Knee angle (°)	-15 pf	0	+15 df	Mean
Differences greater than 9.15 between knee/ankle joint combinations are significant (P = 0.05). pf: plantarflexed position; df: dorsiflexed position.
0	12.63	15.13	20.69	16.15
15	11.38	14.10	17.33	14.27
30	9.68	14.01	18.88	14.19
45	9.80	12.01	16.65	12.82
60	9.02	11.78	15.57	12.12
75	8.46	11.36	15.39	11.73
90	7.77	10.63	15.08	11.16
105	5.75	9.52	13.99	9.75
Mean	9.31	12.31	16.69

**Table 3.** Plantarflexion Stimulated Moment in Nm (SD)
Knee angle (°)	Ankle angle (°)
Knee angle (°)	-15 pf	0	+15 df	Mean
Differences greater than 4.73 between knee/ankle joint combinations are significant (P = 0.05). pf: plantarflexed position; df: dorsiflexed position.
0	4.01	6.0	7.92	5.97
15	4.0	5.99	7.28	5.75
30	4.99	6.48	7.99	6.48
45	5.65	8.32	8.98	7.65
60	5.03	6.56	7.93	6.50
75	5.46	6.32	6.46	6.08
90	5.00	7.44	7.18	6.54
105	4.25	5.49	6.88	5.54
Mean	4.79	6.57	7.57