Table 3.
Group Means and Standard Deviations for Each Variable at Each Time Point, Organized by Outcome Category: Gait Variables for BF and FES (WalkAide Device) Conditions
| Velocity, m/s |
Max DF, deg |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | SS | Fast | SS | Fast | |
| BF | 0 | 1.05 (0.14) | 1.55 (0.29) | −0.14 (3.88) | 0.57 (5.50) |
| 3 | 1.10 (0.13) | 1.55 (0.22) | −1.79 (4.06) | −1.74 (4.62) | |
| 4 | 1.14 (0.18) | 1.62 (0.21) | −0.91 (3.18) | −1.05 (4.33) | |
| 7 | 1.11 (0.10) | 1.60 (0.20) | −1.32 (3.49) | −1.18 (4.10) | |
| 10 | 1.14 (0.11) | 1.68 (0.20) | −2.57 (3.37) | −2.50 (4.06) | |
| FES | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 4 | 1.26 (0.16) | 1.68 (0.20) | 2.44 (3.20) | 2.38 (4.25) | |
| 7 | 1.26 (0.14) | 1.66 (0.22) | 5.96 (5.78) | 4.59 (6.05) | |
| 10 | 1.25 (0.13) | 1.70 (0.22) | 4.13 (4.57) | 3.53 (4.54) | |
Abbreviations: BF, barefoot; FES, functional electrical stimulation; MT, muscle thickness; PA, pennation angle; CSA, cross-sectional area; Max DF, maximum dorsiflexion in swing; SS, self-selected walking speed; Fast, fastest walking speed.