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Table 3 Comparison of muscle lengths and gait parameters between normal controls mimicking and not mimicking crouch gait

From: Hamstring and psoas length of crouch gait in cerebral palsy: a comparison with induced crouch gait in age- and sex-matched controls

 

Control (normal gait)

Control (crouch gait)

p

Semimembranosus length (%)

   

 maximum

107.3 (1.5)

104.9 (3.6)

0.013

 minimum

92.8 (0.9)

91.3 (4.6)

0.160

 mean

99.7 (0.9)

98.1 (4.0)

0.095

 excursion

14.5 (1.5)

13.7 (6.2)

0.586

Psoas length (%)

   

 maximum

101.6 (0.5)

97.3 (3.5)

<0.001

 minimum

91.3 (1.5)

84.7 (8.0)

0.002

 mean

96.4 (1.1)

90.6 (4.9)

<0.001

 excursion

10.2 (1.3)

12.5 (6.6)

0.125

Spatio-temporal parameters

   

 Cadence (No./min)

120.4 (10.4)

119.7 (14.9)

0.864

 Step length (cm)

62.6 (5.3)

45.6 (121.0)

<0.001

 Walking speed (cm/s)

126.1 (8.9)

92.8 (19.8)

<0.001

Kinematic parameters (°)

   

 Maximum hip flexion in stance

34.9 (6.3)

50.1 (12.2)

<0.001

 Minimum hip flexion

−8.2 (5.7)

10.4 (15.2)

<0.001

 Hip range of motion

45.6 (6.1)

41.1 (8.5)

0.071

 Knee flexion at initial contact

4.9 (3.7)

49.6 (7.3)

<0.001

 Minimum knee flexion in stance

4.5 (3.5)

47.4 (7.3)

<0.001

 Knee range of motion

61.1 (5.1)

33.6 (5.9)

<0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD).