TABLE IV.

Gait Functioning

	Amputation Group*	Limb Reconstruction Group*	Controls*
Knee extension during mid-stance (°)	9.0 ± 9.9†	13.5 ± 10.1†	0.3 ± 5.2
Ankle range of motion (°)	13.7 ± 6.5†	21.2 ± 6.7†‡	32.0 ± 7.8
Mean ankle angle over gait cycle (°)	12.0 ± 3.6†	8.7 ± 4.1†‡	0.1 ± 3.5
Peak ankle moment (Nm/kg)	0.9 ± 0.3†	0.6 ± 0.2†‡	1.2 ± 0.2
Ankle moment impulse (Nm/kg·s)	1.7 ± 0.8†	1.4 ± 0.6†	2.5 ± 0.7
Peak ankle power (W/kg)	0.8 ± 0.4†	0.4 ± 0.3†	3.1 ± 1.0
Cadence (steps/min)	123 ± 9§	129 ± 18	134 ± 12
Walking speed (m/s)	1.20 ± 0.12	1.13 ± 0.16#	1.25 ± 0.16

^*The values are given as the mean and the standard deviation.

^†Significantly different from the control group (p < 0.001).

^‡Significantly different from the amputation group (p < 0.001).

^§Significantly different from the control group (p = 0.033).

^#Significantly different from the control group (p = 0.022).