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Table 5 Knee kinematic parameters.

From: Gait kinematic analysis in patients with a mild form of central cord syndrome

 

CCS group (n = 12)

Control Group (slow speed) (n = 20)

 

Variable

Units

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P value

KNEE FLEXION

Flexion at initial contact

degrees

14.20

±5.50

4.03

±3.02

0.000

Max. flex. in stance phase

degrees

43.33

±8.91

48.72

±3.94

0.025

Min. flex. in stance phase

degrees

6.72

±6.60

2.87

±3.21

0.034

Flexion at toe off

degrees

44.25

±8.94

49.73

±3.92

0.023

Max. flex. in swing phase

degrees

53.53

±7.65

59.19

±3.76

0,009

Min. flex. in swing phase

degrees

12.67

±6.37

2.89

±3.44

0.000

Range of motion

degrees

47.51

±9.98

57.39

±4.37

0.001

Time at max. flex. in stance phase

% cycle

67.33

±6.30

68.86

±1.83

0.313

Time at min. flex. in stance phase

% cycle

30.38

±12.53

13.65

±12.76

0.001

Time at max. flex. in swing phase

% cycle

74.65

±3.15

75.26

±1.59

0.476

Time at min. flex. in swing phase

% cycle

98.76

±0.85

98.56

±1.10

0.601

KNEE VARUS

Maximum

degrees

3.69

±3.62

5.06

±2.38

0.204

Minimum

degrees

-6.43

±6.68

-7.03

±4.20

0.757

Range of motion

degrees

10.13

±4.18

12.10

±3.98

0.193

Time at max. varus

degrees

59.92

±20.06

54.16

±19.61

0.431

Time at min. varus

degrees

56.91

±18.76

70.17

±9.22

0.012

KNEE ROTATION

Maximum internal rotation

degrees

5.02

±5.79

4.47

±7.75

0.834

Minimum internal rotation

degrees

-8.56

±5.22

-9.52

±7.42

0.698

Range of motion

degrees

13.58

±2.83

13.99

±2.77

0.690

Time at max. internal rotation

% cycle

43.96

±20.79

43.57

±21.15

0.960

Time at min. internal rotation

% cycle

72.64

±13.10

73.85

±13.87

0.808

  1. Significant difference between conditions at P < 0.05.