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Table 2 First peak knee adduction moment (Nm/kg) across 4 limbs and 5 surfaces. Standard deviation is in brackets

From: The effect of surface inclination and limb on knee loading measures in transtibial prosthesis users

Limb

Level

Down Slope

Up Slope

Top Slope

Bottom Slope

Limb Overall

Dominant

0.57(0.14)

0.58(0.21)

0.39(0.11)

0.49(0.16)

0.56(0.13)

0.52(0.17)

Non-Dominant

0.52(0.15)

0.63(0.30)

0.40(0.14)

0.52(0.19)

0.59(0.25)

0.53(0.22)

Intact

0.56(0.19)

0.65(0.26)

0.43(0.23)

0.55(0.23)

0.64(0.20)

0.56(0.23)‡

Prosthetic

0.43(0.18)

0.44(0.24)

0.36(0.26)

0.48(0.19)

0.49(0.24)

0.44(0.22)

Surface Overall

0.52(0.17)*

0.57(0.26)*

0.40(0.19)

0.51(0.19)

0.57(0.21)*

 
  1. *significantly greater than up slope
  2. ‡ significantly greater than prosthetic limb