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Table 3 Change in trunk ROM (in degrees) between reaching with 500 g and without weight

From: Don’t forget the trunk in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients: more muscle weakness and compensation than expected

Trunk ROM direction

Reaching direction

Healthy

DMD

p-value HC vs DMD

n

median

IQR

n

median

IQR

Flexion-extension

Forward

25

8.5

[3.2–21.1]

9

26.6

[13.4–31.1]

0.017

Sideward

25

5.8

[2.5–9.8]

8

11.6

[5.1–21.8]

0.303

Contra-lateral

25

5.6

[2.5–10.8]

8

11.7

[4.1–18.0]

0.231

Lateral bending

Forward

25

4.1

[1.2–8.3]

9

7.3

[2.1–16.8]

0.458

Sideward

25

7.5

[5.3–11.4]

8

15.6

[4.7–21.8]

0.284

Contra-lateral

25

3.0

[−2.0–5.0]

8

8.4

[0.4–16.2]

0.125

Axial rotation

Forward

25

4.7

[1.6–6.6]

9

11.0

[3.2–16.5]

0.061

Sideward

25

8.6

[3.6–15.3]

8

8.4

[3.7–10.7]

0.850

Contra-lateral

25

5.0

[−2.9–9.0]

8

11.4

[5.8–14.5]

0.062