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. 2015 Jul 17;17(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0700-8

Table 2.

Effect of AIA on joint angles

Control AIA
More impaired hemibody Less impaired hemibody
Joint angle during the stance phase (°)
Hip Min 65.8 ± 9.1 50.4 ± 11.6a 57.7 ± 11.9b
Max 76.6 ± 9.1 62.3 ± 11.3a 68.7 ± 11.4
Knee Min 43.4 ± 9.5 42.1 ± 10.6 42.9 ± 11.0
Max 109.0 ± 14.1 89.8 ± 15.7a 92.5 ± 16.0a
Ankle Min 75.9 ± 4.1 100.7 ± 12.5a 98.1 ± 12.7a
Max 127.4 ± 8.7 129.0 ± 12.1 138.1 ± 11.5a,b
ROM of ankle (°) 51.5 ± 8.0 28.3 ± 11.3a 40.0 ± 16.3b
Shoulder Min 68.5 ± 6.7 78.7 ± 9.5a 76.2 ± 8.5
Max 80.6 ± 8.9 93.8 ± 10.3a 87.7 ± 9.2a,b
Elbow Min 54.2 ± 9.1 58.1 ± 7.4 52.7 ± 8.4 b
Max 119.3 ± 9.7 115.7 ± 7.2 114.4 ± 10.7
Joint angles during the swing phase (°)
Hip Min 62.3 ± 8.5 45.3 ± 12.0a 53.6 ± 12.0b
Max 70.6 ± 8.0 57.7 ± 10.5a 64.0 ± 11.3b
Knee Min 41.0 ± 8.8 39.6 ± 8.9 39.8 ± 9.4
Max 109.0 ± 14.1 89.5 ± 16.0a 92.3 ± 16.0a
Ankle Min 60.7 ± 6.2 96.7 ± 15.3a 86.5 ± 15.2a,b
Max 112.7 ± 9.1 120.4 ± 12.3 125.7 ± 9.0a
ROM of ankle (°) 52.0 ± 7.9 23.6 ± 9.5a 39.2 ± 16.4b
Shoulder Min 67.9 ± 7.5 78.0 ± 10.1 74.6 ± 8.2
Max 81.2 ± 9.8 93.5 ± 10.7a 86.6 ± 9.3b
Elbow Min 50.4 ± 8.2 53.7 ± 5.8 48.3 ± 6.8b
Max 118.0 ± 10.9 112.6 ± 8.6 114.0 ± 11.8

Parameters were measured in control (n = 8) and adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) rats (n = 18) at day 195 post-immunization. The more and less impaired hemibodies corresponded to hemibodies with the highest and lowest hind-paw diameter just before locomotion recording, respectively. Values are means ± SD. aSignificantly different from control rats (p <0.05). bSignificantly different from the more impaired hemibody (p <0.05). ROM range of motion