Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Maximum calf circumference as a parameter of muscle atrophy: a significant reduction in maximum calf circumference on the injured side was still present at the mid-term follow-up
Calf circumference (cm) | Mean ± SD | Median | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Injured | 36.4 ± 2.9 | 43.0 | 27.0 | 43.0 |
Contralateral | 37.6 ± 2.6 | 45.5 | 30.0 | 45.5 |
Difference | 1.2 ± 1.2 | 1.0 | 0 | 5.5 |
Significance | p = 0.001* |  |  |  |