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Table 3 Comparison of angular displacement errors of shoulder joint position sense in the affected arm of patients (G1) and dominant arm of normal subject (G2)

From: Quantitative evaluation of shoulder proprioception 6 months following stroke

Variables*

Patients (G1)

Controls (G2)

t value

P value

Active external rotation

3.823° ± 2.067

2.903° ± 1.378

2.028

0.0471**

Passive external rotation

4.597° ± 3.115

2.843° ± 1.959

2.610

0.0115**

Active internal rotation

4.573° ± 2.431

2.37° ± 1.402

4.301

0.0001**

Passive internal rotation

3.97° ± 3.546

2.327° ± 0.825

2.473

0.0164**

  1. *The values are expressed by mean ± SD
  2. **Statistically significant (P < 0.05)