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. 2012 Jul 24;21(12):2456–2466. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2433-6

Table 4.

Peak kinematic parameters of CSM and HC participants

Variable CSM data Comfortable speed comparison Matched speed comparison SEMa
CSM HC Difference 95 % Confidence intervals p value HC Difference 95 % Confidence intervals p value
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Pelvic obliquity range 6.3 3.2 8.8 2.8 −2.4 2.7 −3.9 −1.0 0.003 7.0 2.3 −0.7 2.3 −1.9 0.5 0.2 0.92
Pelvic rotation range 8.2 3.6 10.8 4.1 −0.6 3.2 −2.3 1.1 0.5 8.4 2.1 1.2 3.5 −0.7 3.0 0.2 1.14
Average pelvic tilt 9.4 5.9 8.8 4.2 0.6 7.5 −3.4 4.6 0.75 8.8 4.0 0.6 7.2 −3.2 4.5 0.74 2.57
Hip position at initial contact 30.3 6.9 31.3 5.6 −1.0 9.5 −6.0 4.1 0.7 29.3 5.3 1.0 9.4 −4.0 6.0 0.67 2.99
Peak hip extension −13.4 6.3 −16.5 5.3 3.1 8.8 −1.6 7.9 0.17 −13.5 5.9 0.1 8.6 −4.5 4.7 0.97 3.19
Total sagittal plane excursion of hip 44.3 5.3 49.1 4.9 −4.8 5.7 −7.8 −1.8 0.004 43.7 3.2 0.6 4.2 −1.6 2.9 0.55 1.28
Range of hip abduction/adduction 12.0 3.2 13.0 3.0 −1.1 3.6 −3.0 0.9 0.27 11.4 2.6 0.5 3.0 −1.1 2.1 0.49 1.05
Range of hip rotation 19.1 10.1 16.2 4.8 2.9 11.6 −3.3 9.1 0.33 17.0 4.6 2.1 10.8 −3.6 7.9 0.45 3.66
Knee position at initial contact 4.2 6.0 3.3 3.7 0.9 6.3 −2.4 4.3 0.57 1.7 4.5 2.5 6.9 −1.2 6.1 0.17 3.11
Peak knee flexion in stance 13.7 6.4 22.1 6.9 −8.3 7.5 −12.3 −4.3 0.0005 16.2 7.9 −2.5 7.3 −6.4 1.4 0.19 3.67
Peak knee extension −3.3 4.4 −2.4 4.4 −0.9 5.8 −4.0 2.1 0.52 −2.2 4.0 −1.1 5.3 −3.9 1.7 0.4 3.12
Peak knee flexion in swing 48.6 5.6 57.5 4.2 −8.9 8.1 −13.2 −4.6 0.0005 54.6 5.0 −6.0 7.5 −10.0 −2.0 0.006 3.32
Total sagittal plane excursion of knee 51.9 6.9 59.9 5.4 −8.0 9.4 −13.0 −3.0 0.004 56.8 5.2 −4.9 8.0 −9.2 −0.6 0.03 2.62
Ankle position at initial contact −0.6 3.7 0.5 3.1 −1.1 4.2 −3.4 1.1 0.3 −0.7 3.5 0.1 4.0 −2.1 2.2 0.95 2.35
Peak ankle dorsiflexion in stance 14.3 2.6 14.4 2.7 −0.1 3.2 * * 0.92* 16.2 2.5 −2.0 3.0 −3.6 −0.4 0.02 1.37
Peak ankle plantarflexion −11.3 6.9 −18.4 7.6 7.1 10.0 1.7 12.4 0.013 −16.6 6.4 5.3 8.0 1.1 9.6 0.02 2.90
Peak ankle dorsiflexion in swing 6.2 4.2 4.7 2.5 1.5 4.1 −0.7 3.7 0.16 6.2 4.0 0.1 4.5 −2.3 2.5 0.96 2.00

All variables are measured in degrees

SD standard deviation

* Denotes a non-normally distributed variable with p value calculated using Wilcoxon signed-rank test; confidence interval not calculated

aStandard error of measurement, calculated in a prior study [18]