Muscle strength
weakness of the operated leg.
In the investigation of muscle strength during flexion of the hip joint according to Janda, the operated leg revealed to be less powerful in all directions of movement, especially during flexion. Women (5/5) were afflicted more frequently by a weakness of the operated leg than men (6/10; p < 0.05). Moreover, alcohol consumption (p < 0.05) and smoking (p < 0.01) correlated significantly with a detectable weakness of the operated leg. No statistical correlations could be found between age, graft volume, length of skin incision and muscle strength (Table Evaluation of the differences of muscle strength during flexion of the hip joint between the operated and unaffected side in dependence of patient specific factors age (in years), follow-up interval (in weeks), length of skin incision (in cm), graft diameter (in cm and, graft volume (in cmSignificance level of the correlation is given by the according 