Table 3.
Kinematic and Kinetic variables for stance phase of gait for subjects with Knee Osteoarthritis and Controls.
Variables* | Controls (n = 12) |
Osteoarthritis (n = 16) |
p- value** |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
1st half of stance | Flexion excursion(degrees) | 15.3 (13.6, 17.0) | 12.1 (9.92, 14.2) | 0.203 |
Peak varus(degrees) | 1.2 (−0.9, 3.4) | 6.4 (4.0, 8.6) | 0.004 | |
Peak sagittal moment (%BW*Ht) | 5.24 (4.23, 6.26) | 5.00 (4.00, 6.01) | 0.757 | |
Peak frontal moment (%BW*Ht) | −2.35 (−2.83, −1.87) | −3.3 (−3.83, −2.73) | 0.027 | |
2nd half of stance | Extension excursion (degrees) | 17.7 (14.6, 20.8) | 12.7 (8.8, 15.9) | 0.211 |
Peak varus (degrees) | −0.7 (−3.2, 1.8) | 4.6 (1.9, 7.2) | 0.015 | |
Peak sagittal moment (%BW*Ht) | −1.13 (−1.67, −0.60) | −0.42 (−0.94, 0.10) | 0.247 | |
Peak frontal moment (%BW*Ht) | −1.69 (−2.19, −1.18) | −2.7 (−3.33, −2.08) | 0.067 |
Mean (95 % Confidence Intervals) for all variables. BW= body weight, Ht = height.
p-values after adjusting for walking speed