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Table 6 Peak knee extension moment (Nm/kg) across 4 limbs and 5 surfaces. Standard deviation is in brackets. Significant surface x limb interaction was observed

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

0.80 (0.17)

1.58 (0.29)*

0.94 (0.21)

0.82 (0.24)

0.93 (0.25)

1.01 (0.37)

Non-Dominant

0.69 (0.13)

1.39 (0.35)*

0.85 (0.16)

0.80 (0.27)

0.68 (0.27)

0.88 (0.35) ‡

Intact

0.68 (0.25)

1.44 (0.47)*

0.96 (0.29)

0.87 (0.24)

0.76 (0.23)

0.95 (0.40)

Prosthetic

0.16 (0.19) †

0.46 (0.29)** †

0.00 (0.23) †

0.16 (0.19) †

0.24 (0.25) †

0.21 (0.27) †

Surface Overall

0.59 (0.31)

1.22 (0.56)*

0.69 (0.46)

0.67 (0.37)

0.65 (0.35)

 
  1. *significantly greater than all other walking surfaces
  2. *significantly greater than Level and Up Slope
  3. † significantly less than intact and able-bodied limbs
  4. ‡ significantly less than dominant limb