Tabela 3. Gait parameters for the total knee arthroplasty, knee osteoarthritis, and control groups.
| Gait parameters | TKA (n=31) | KOA (n=28) | Control (n=25) | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Gait velocity (m/s) | 0.93 (0.55–1.30) | 0.91 (0.19) | 0.93 (0.64–1.14) | 0.90 (0.14) | 1.07 (0.61–1.48) | 1.05 (0.23) |
0.005*
KOA-Control 0.014* TKA-Control |
| Cadence (steps/min) | 102 (79–126) | 103.86 (10.25) | 106 (87–125) | 105.25 (9.32) | 107.04 (91–135) | 109.93 (10.10) | 0.070 |
| Stride length (m) | 1.04 (0.78–1.43) | 1.06 (0.16) | 1.03 (0.71–1.42) | 1.03 (0.15) | 1.21 (0.77–1.56) | 1.17 (0.22) |
0.007*
KOA-Control 0.016* TKA-Control |
TKA: total knee arthroplasty; KOA: knee osteoarthritis; SD: standard deviation.
*Kruskal-Wallis test (p<0.05), Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction (p<0.017). Statistically significant p-values are given in bold.