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Table 2 The mean and (standard deviation) of stability indexes score and ABS score for three types of prosthetic foot during eyes-opened and eyes-closed conditions

From: The effects of prosthetic foot type and visual alteration on postural steadiness in below-knee amputees

Outcomes parameters

Visual cues

Types of prosthetic foot

SACH

SA

ESAR

APSI mean (sd)

EO

1.08 (1.02)*

0.80 (0.68)

0.65 (0.34)¥*

EC

1.89 (0.96)

1.33 (0.61)

1.80 (1.03)¥

MLSI mean (sd)

EO

1.09 (0.92)*

1.58 (1.94)

1.59 (1.35)¥*

EC

2.52 (1.19)

2.30 (1.18)

2.76 (1.37)¥

OSI mean (sd)

EO

1.71 (1.25)*

1.90 (1.99)

1.86 (1.34)*

EC

3.43 (1.17)

2.91 (1.06)

3.58 (1.49)

ABC score mean (sd)

79 (13.8)a

86.1 (7.5)b

90.6 (7.1)a,b

  1. ¥p < 0.05: significant difference in comparison to MLSI and APSI.
  2. *p < 0.05: significant difference in comparison to eyes-opened (EO) and eyes-closed (EC).
  3. ap < 0.05: significant difference when compared with ABC score between SACH and ESAR using post-hoc analysis.
  4. bp < 0.05: significant difference when compared with ABC score between SA and ESAR using post-hoc analysis.