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. 2018 Jun;13(3):441–452.

Table 2.

Running Kinematics. Reported in degrees (SD) except when noted

Uninjured Male (n = 15) Injured Male (n = 10) p-value
Left Hip Flexion 26.8(3.1) 31.2(4.8) 0.003*
Right Hip Flexion 26.9(4.6) 32.5(3.8) 0.012*
Left Hip Adduction 13.2(2.7) 13.8(3.1) 0.639
Right Hip Adduction 13.0(3.0) 12.7(3.5) 0.391
Left Hip IR 1.0(4.4) −1.6(6.0) 0.735
Right Hip IR 1.9(3.5) −0.1(4.2) 0.295
Left Knee Flexion 39.2(6.3) 44.4(6.3) 0.089
Right Knee Flexion 41.5(6.1) 45.8(5.7) 0.073
Left Knee Abduction 0.6(3.2) 0.1(2.6) 0.939
Right Knee Abduction 1.3(2.0) 0.5(1.8) 0.372
Left Knee IR 7.5(4.4) 8.4(5.1) 0.555
Right Knee IR 10.1(5.1) 8.8(3.6) 0.236
Step Length in meters (SD) 1.13(0.06) 1.18(0.06) 0.386**
Step Rate in steps/min (SD) 171.0(7.9) 168.4(6.1) 0.390**
Footstrike Type (RF/MF+FF) 14/1 7/3 0.316
*

Indicates significant difference between uninjured and injured cohorts

**

Controlled for mass and height

SD  =  standard deviation; IR  =  internal rotation; RF = rearfoot strike, MF = midfoot strike, FF = forefoot strike