Table 1.
The result of the statistical analysis of the position and orientation difference between the functional axis (FA) and the anatomical axis (AA) of the MP joint.
| x Normalized by | y Normalized by | α (degree) | β (degree) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| foot length | foot length | ||||
| Slow walk | FA | 1.1496 ± 0.0424a | 0.0050 ± 0.0193a | 77.8345 ± 7.9035a | -52.6132 ± 24.7011a |
| AA | 0.9989 ± 0.0100b | 0.0042 ± 0.0096a | 73.5031 ± 2.7248b | -84.2468 ± 4.8971b | |
| Normal walk | FA | 1.1619 ± 0.0415a | 0.0153 ± 0.0185a | 81.2593 ± 6.4280a | -51.0727 ± 15.0268a |
| AA | 0.9982 ± 0.0104b | 0.0029 ± 0.0098b | 72.8288 ± 2.8084b | -82.7051 ± 5.2145b | |
| Fast walk | FA | 1.1683 ± 0.0390a | 0.0250 ± 0.0250a | 80.0469 ± 6.3455a | -47.2030 ± 23.4659a |
| AA | 0.9942 ± 0.0187b | 0.0028 ± 0.0110b | 73.2755 ± 3.0998b | -82.4910 ± 5.6568b |
Values are means ± s.e.m. for all trials and all subjects. Identical letters indicate axis groups within a column do not differ significantly from each other (p > 0.05).