Validation of Ankle Strength Measurements by Means of a Hand-Held Dynamometer in Adult Healthy Subjects

Table 1

Mean (SD) values of parameters measured for the ankle plantarflexion and dorsiflexion. The values are reported in the last column. indicates a significant difference ().

	Plantarflexion	Dorsiflexion
RoM [°]	26.7 (9.9)	21.1 (6.1)	0.06
[°]	29.5 (8.7)	5.1 (2.9)	<0.01
[°]	12.9 (5.4)	5.1 (3.3)	<0.01
[N]	244.3 (46.2)	191.8 (38.5)	<0.01
[Nm]	54.0 (15.7)	36.5 (10.1)	<0.01
[N]	209.7 (39.4)	189.8 (39.2)	0.14
[N]	125.0 (31.2)	34.3 (13.9)	<0.01
[Nm]	30.5 (4.8)	23.7 (4.9)	<0.01
[Nm]	12.9 (4.4)	3.0 (1.3)	<0.01
[%]	13.3 (5.4)	1.6 (1.3)	<0.01
[%]	35.3 (11.1)	29.4 (11.8)	0.14
[%]	17.6 (10.0)	21.1 (9.9)	0.31
[%]	16.2 (10.0)	50.8 (29.1)	<0.01
[%]	26.1 (19.1)	49.1 (25.2)	<0.01
[%]	7.2 (5.1)	8.1 (4.4)	0.57
[%]	16.7 (12.1)	15.6 (7.1)	0.75
[%]	44.2 (11.0)	88.2 (5.0)	<0.01