Table 1. Body and tibialis anterior (TA) muscle weight of Wistar rats. Data are means (±SD).

Groups

Body weight (g)

Injured TA (g)

Contra lateral TA (g)

Injury + Cryotherapy

328 (13)

.70 (.07)

.66 (.05)

Injury + Compression

324 (12)

.69 (.05)

.67 (.08)

Injury

293 (19)

.55 (.03) †

.51 (.03)

Cryotherapy

302 (17)

.52 (.04)

.53 (.03)

† p = 0.004 compared with Contra lateral TA.