Thigh and calf girth following knee injury and surgery

The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
M Ross, T W Worrell

Abstract

Girth measures are commonly used to assess muscle atrophy or joint effusion. Little is known, however, regarding girth measurement changes following knee injury and subsequent surgery. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the thigh and calf girth measurements of involved and noninvolved extremities prior to and following knee surgery for subjects with acute and chronic knee injuries. Of the 40 subjects that were studied, 22 subjects were placed in the acute group (less than 6 months from time of injury to presurgery measurement) and 18 subjects were placed in the chronic group (greater than 6 months from time of injury to presurgery measurement). Thigh and calf girth measurements were taken prior to surgery and then prior to the initiation of outpatient rehabilitation following surgery. For the acute and chronic groups, a three-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures on the extremity, muscle, and time factors was used to analyze the data. For each group, the three-way ANOVA revealed a significant two-way interaction between the extremity and time factors. Post hoc analysis revealed significant differences between involved and noninvolved extremities at both the pre- and post-surgery time periods f...Continue Reading

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