TABLE 4.
Joint work and work contributions | (A) Affected limb swing |
(B) Unaffected limb swing |
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Spasticity group | Non-spasticity group | F | P | Spasticity group | Non-spasticity group | F | P | |
Ankle work (J) | 0.13 (0.05–0.21) | 0.19 (0.11–0.27) | 1.329 | 0.264 | 0.49 (0.37–0.62) | 0.61 (0.50–0.72) | 2.636 | 0.124 |
Knee work (J)* | 1.06 (0.64–1.48) | 2.08 (1.05–3.11) | 5.072 | 0.037 | 28.71 (23.45–33.95) | 30.41 (22.55–38.27) | 0.188 | 0.670 |
Hip work (J) | 2.98 (1.94–4.02) | 2.75 (1.71–3.79) | 0.122 | 0.731 | 19.19 (11.97–26.41) | 20.04 (12.09–27.98) | 0.033 | 0.859 |
Limb total work (J) | 4.18 (2.79–5.56) | 5.02 (3.39–6.65) | 0.811 | 0.380 | 48.39 (36.31–60.47) | 51.05 (36.06–66.07) | 0.105 | 0.750 |
Hip work contributions (%)** | 71.05 (65.56–76.54) | 55.77 (46.14–65.40) | 10.820 | 0.004 | 38.02 (33.05–43.00) | 38.37 (32.50–44.24) | 0.011 | 0.918 |
Knee work contributions (%)** | 25.16 (19.60–30.71) | 33.43 (23.93–42.93) | 8.815 | 0.008 | 60.92 (56.07–65.76) | 60.29 (54.72–65.87) | 0.038 | 0.848 |
*Reflects a significant difference between the two groups during the affected-limb swing phase (P < 0.05). **Reflects P < 0.01.