Table 1.

Analyzed parameters of gait

Parameter of gait	Explanation
General
Print Area
Print Length
Swing Speed
Base of Support (BoS)	Distance between the two hind or front paws
Stride Length	Distance between two consecutive placements of a paw
Pain related
Swing Time
Stand Time
Duty Cycle	Stand Time divided by Stand Time plus Swing Time
Coordination related
Normal Step Sequence Patterns (NSSP)	Specific sequences of paw placements during a step cycle
Phase Dispersions	Temporal differences between the step cycles of two specific paws
Regularity Index (RI)	Quantification of interlimb coordination by dividing the amount of flawless NSSP times 4 by the overall number of paw placement during one step cycle

The parameters are sorted into groups of related parameters.