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Table 3 Medians (ranges) of gait kinematics related to individual pre-defined training goals for the AANmDOF robotic and conventional gait training groups before (T0), immediately after (T1), and four months after (T2) the intervention period

From: Effect of assist-as-needed robotic gait training on the gait pattern post stroke: a randomized controlled trial

  AANmDOF robotic Conventional
T0 T1 T2 T0 T1 T2
Foot clearance n = 6 n = 6 n = 6 n = 6 n = 6 n = 6
 Peak knee flexion (°)** 31.6
(11.4–54.3)
47.9
(16.3–60.0)
52.4
(16.9–59.5)
42.1
(29.5–56.6)
36.5
(22.4–64.1)
33.9
(20.7–53.5)
Knee stability n = 6 n = 5 n = 3 n = 7 n = 7 n = 6
 Difference in paretic vs non-paretic maximum knee extension velocity (°/s) − 13.7
(− 76.2–27.5)
− 9.0
(− 22.9–37.4)
− 20.9
(− 67.3–32.7)
− 25.6
(− 100.6–41.3)
− 34.6
(− 79.3–67.1)
− 7.5
(− 55.3–53.0)
Limb loading n = 4 n = 4 n = 3 n = 2 n = 2 n = 2
 Single-support time symmetry ratio 0.02
(0.01–0.15)
0.01
(0–0.14)
0.01
(0–0.13)
0.04
(0.04–0.04)
0.02
(0–0.03)
0.02
(0–0.04)
  1. **Significant between group difference T0 vs T2 (p ≤ 0.05). The individual pre-defined training goal foot prepositioning was excluded from analysis because n = 1