Table 2.
Comparison of spatiotemporal and kinematic parameters of the control, SLM and DLM groups
Variable | Control | Pre-surgery | Post-surgery | ||
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SLM | DLM | SLM | DLM | ||
Spatiotemporal parameters | |||||
Walking speed (m/s) | 1.28 ± 0.13 | 1.13 ± 0.12a | 1.11 ± 0.11a | 1.26 ± 0.12c | 1.25 ± 0.13c |
Cadence (steps/min) | 113.26 ± 8.43 | 108.78 ± 8.51 | 112.02 ± 6.65 | 112.39 ± 8.35 | 115.37 ± 8.65 |
Stride length (m) | 0.68 ± 0.04 | 0.62 ± 0.06a | 0.57 ± 0.06a | 0.66 ± 0.04c | 0.67 ± 0.05c |
Kinematics (°) | |||||
Sagittal plane | |||||
Maximum knee flexion angle during stance phase | 23.59 ± 3.69 | 18.77 ± 5.52a | 14.68 ± 4.13a | 22.68 ± 3.16c | 19.84 ± 3.84c |
Maximum knee extension angle during stance phase | 9.95 ± 3.08 | 8.08 ± 3.72 | 7.03 ± 3.35 | 9.88 ± 3.24 | 7.89 ± 4.10 |
Maximum knee flexion angle during swing phase | 70.87 ± 2.55 | 65.96 ± 4.38a | 62.88 ± 4.54a | 69.10 ± 4.13c | 67.49 ± 4.66c |
Range of Flexion-Extension | 63.36 ± 2.64 | 61.05 ± 3.03 | 58.85 ± 4.13a | 62.54 ± 4.26 | 61.64 ± 4.75c |
Coronal plane | |||||
Maximum knee adduction angle during stance phase | 3.18 ± 1.86 | 2.39 ± 2.04 | 4.08 ± 2.09 | 2.17 ± 1.72 | 1.95 ± 1.99 |
Maximum knee abduction angle | -5.83 ± 1.90 | -4.52 ± 2.27 | -2.39 ± 1.63a | -4.71 ± 2.19 | -4.78 ± 2.54c |
Maximum knee adduction angle during swing phase | 5.97 ± 1.77 | 4.37 ± 2.80 | 6.86 ± 2.28 | 5.22 ± 2.98 | 5.03 ± 4.20 |
Range of Adduction-Abduction | 11.91 ± 2.37 | 9.06 ± 2.09a | 9.40 ± 2.02a | 10.01 ± 2.21c | 9.95 ± 2.27 |
Transverse plane | |||||
Maximum knee internal rotation angle | 0.33 ± 2.73 | -0.67 ± 2.95 | -1.22 ± 3.34 | 1.18 ± 3.48 | -0.03 ± 3.23 |
Range of Internal-External rotation | 18.82 ± 4.25 | 16.76 ± 4.38 | 17.80 ± 4.43 | 18.48 ± 3.96 | 17.75 ± 3.76 |
Indicates significance of P < 0.05 between the SLM and DLM groups with the control group.
bIndicates significance of P < 0.05 between the SLM and DLM groups.
Indicates significance of P < 0.05 before and after surgery.