Table 3.
Incline parameters means with mean absolute symmetry indices (SI) in percent %
| Variable | Incline | 5% | SI | 10% | SI | 15% | SI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Limb | |||||||
| Weight-acceptance (BWN) | Short stem THR | Implanted | 1.07 (0.97–1.07) | 2.8 | 1.06 (0.96–1.12) | 4.2 | 1.02 (0.94–1.22)† | 4.1 |
| Non-implanted | 1.07 (0.97–1.07) | 1.06 (0.95–1.12) | 1.04 (0.95–1.18) | |||||
| Long stem THR | Implanted | 1.07 (1.02–1.29) | 3.3 | 1.06 (0.96–1.27) | 3.7 | 1.03 (0.95–1.19)† | 4.0 | |
| Non-implanted | 1.10 (0.98–1.29) | 1.10 (0.98–1.26) | 1.06 (0.92–1.22) | |||||
| Control | Right | 1.07 (0.95–1.23) | 3.0 | 1.07 (1.00–1.21) | 2.8 | 1.08 (0.99–1.40) | 2.6 | |
| Left | 1.07 (0.90–1.17) | 1.07 (0.95–1.19) | 1.08 (0.99–1.41) | |||||
| Mid-stance (BWN) | Short stem THR | Implanted | 0.81 (0.74–0.95) | 3.5 | 0.80 (0.70–0.85) | 3.0 | 0.80 (0.75–0.88) | 4.2 |
| Non-implanted | 0.81 (0.78–0.93) | 0.80 (0.70–0.85) | 0.78 (0.72–0.86) | |||||
| Long stem THR | Implanted | 0.84 (0.72–0.91) | 3.1 | 0.81 (0.69–0.92) | 3.3 | 0.81 (0.71–0.91) | 2.7 | |
| Non-implanted | 0.84 (0.74–0.89) | 0.80 (0.69–0.88) | 0.81 (0.73–0.90) | |||||
| Control | Right | 0.83 (0.75–0.89) | 3.1 | 0.80 (0.69–0.89) | 3.3 | 0.75 (0.66–0.93) | 4.3 | |
| Left | 0.82 (0.74–0.91) | 0.79 (0.66–0.87) | 0.75 (0.60–0.95) | |||||
| Push-off (BWN) | Short stem THR | Implanted | 1.05 (0.99–1.09) | 3.4 | 1.04 (0.97–1.14) | 2.5 | 1.03 (0.94–1.16) | 3.0 |
| Non-implanted | 1.05 (0.97–1.12) | 1.04 (0.97–1.20) | 1.03 (0.95–1.17) | |||||
| Long stem THR | Implanted | 1.06 (0.96–0.94) | 3.0 | 1.07 (0.98–1.14) | 2.7 | 1.03 (0.92–1.15) | 4.7 | |
| Non-implanted | 1.07 (0.94–0.94) | 1.08 (0.96–1.20) | 1.06 (0.96–1.17) | |||||
| Control | Right | 1.10 (0.90–1.13) | 2.8 | 1.09 (1.01–1.25) | 2.5 | 1.09 (0.90–1.24) | 3.1 | |
| Left | 1.11 (0.96–1.12) | 1.10 (0.99–1.27) | 1.10 (0.91–1.20) | |||||
| Step length to height (N) | Short stem THR | Implanted | 0.63 (0.55–0.72) | 3.6 | 0.62 (0.55–0.71) | 3.5 | 0.61 (0.53–0.69) | 4.8 |
| Non-implanted | 0.63 (0.55–0.71) | 0.63 (0.56–0.70) | 0.62 (0.58–0.68) | |||||
| Long stem THR | Implanted | 0.62 (0.53–0.70) | 2.6 | 0.63 (0.54–0.70) | 4.8 | 0.62 (0.55–0.69) | 3.5 | |
| Non-implanted | 0.62 (0.54–.070) | 0.61 (0.52–0.69) | 0.61 (0.52–0.69) | |||||
| Control | Right | 0.64 (0.57–0.73) | 3.2 | 0.64 (0.55–0.73) | 2.9 | 0.63 (0.51–0.74) | 3.6 | |
| Left | 0.64 (0.51–0.73) | 0.64 (0.54–0.73) | 0.63 (0.57–0.74) | |||||
Values are presented as means (range). SI signifies absolute symmetry index in percent %. BWN signifies body weight normalized force
N signifies normalised to height as in step length. † Significant difference between patient groups versus controls (p < 0.05)