Table 4.

Peak hip joint angles, moments, contact forces and impulse for BTF using two different prosthetic designs

Biomechanical parameter	BTF stubbies Mean ± SD	BTF full-length articulated prostheses Mean ± SD	AB Mean ± SD
Peak hip extension (°)	13.81 ± 5.23	23.94 ± 5.92	14.78 ± 1.45
Peak hip flexion moment (Nm/kg)	0.75 ± 0.12	1.78 ± 0.27	0.77 ± 0.11
First peak hip contact force (BW)	4.06 ± 1.45	3.67 ± 0.37	4.34 ± 0.61
Second peak hip contact force (BW)	5.25 ± 2.15	9.07 ± 2.87	5.43 ± 0.52
Hip contact force impulse (BW.s)	263.68 ± 58.61	350.41 ± 61.43	309.71 ± 26.57
Normalised hip contact force impulse (BW.s/m)	272.63 ± 30.52	239.36 ± 34.70	211.02 ± 18.10