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. 2020 Jun 15;12(6):2793–2804.

Table 2.

Comparison of spatiotemporal and kinematic parameters of the control, SLM and DLM groups

Variable Control Pre-surgery Post-surgery


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
a

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.

c

Indicates significance of P < 0.05 before and after surgery.