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. 2013 Dec 24;7:25–35. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S52195

Table 1.

DigiGait™ and TreadScan™ gait analyses of a single group of non-arthritic mice with belt speed set at 17 cm/second

Left forelimb
Right forelimb
Left hind limb
Right hind limb
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
DigiGait
 Swing time (seconds) 0.113 0.003 0.118 0.003 0.110* 0.004 0.112* 0.004
 Stance time (seconds) 0.196* 0.003 0.197* 0.003 0.195 0.005 0.192 0.003
 Stride time (seconds) 0.309 0.006 0.315* 0.005 0.305 0.005 0.304 0.006
 Stride length (cm) 5.25* 0.098 5.35* 0.088 5.19* 0.090 5.16* 0.108
 Stride frequency (steps/second) 3.29 0.073 3.24 0.061 3.33 0.065 3.36 0.070
TreadScan
 Swing time (seconds) 0.112 0.002 0.119 0.003 0.099 0.003 0.099 0.004
 Stance time (seconds) 0.186 0.003 0.178 0.004 0.193 0.004 0.197 0.005
 Stride time (seconds) 0.298 0.004 0.297 0.005 0.291 0.006 0.296 0.005
 Stride length (cm) 4.70 0.077 4.70 0.088 4.62 0.096 4.72 0.091
 Stride frequency (steps/second) 3.37 0.053 3.38 0.059 3.45 0.076 3.39 0.061

Notes: n=14 (16 minus 2 excluded).

*

P<0.05 DigiGait™ versus TreadScan™. DigiGait™: Mouse Specifics, Inc, Quincy, MA, USA. TreadScan™: CleverSys Inc, Reston, VA, USA.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.