TABLE 3.
Average knee, hip and trunk flexion angles and hip abduction excursion of the leading limb and trailing limb.*
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| Joint angle | Leading Limb | Trailing Limb | Leading Limb | Trailing Limb | P-value | P-value | P-value | P-value |
| Knee flexion, average | 7.1 ± 6.8 | 10.4 ± 6.5 | 41.1 ± 9.2 | 42.7 ± 8.6 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 1.000 | < 0.001 |
| Hip flexion, average | 13.7 ± 7.6 | 15.2 ± 7.4 | 43.4 ± 13.3 | 44.4 ± 13.2 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 1.000 | 0.016 |
| Trunk flexion, average | 9.7 ± 5.5 | 9.7 ± 5.6 | 25.0 ± 8.5 | 25.0 ± 8.5 | 0.595 | < 0.001 | 1.000 | 0.701 |
| Hip abduction, excursion | 11.0 ± 2.1 | 16.5 ± 2.5 | 9.9 ± 2.2 | 15.2 ± 2.8 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.696 | 0.719 |
Values are mean ± standard deviation in degrees.
Statistical analysis includes linear regression with generalized estimating equation (GEE) correction.