Table 4 Comparison of temporal and spatial factors, ground reaction forces, and shank-to-vertical angle between the two AFO groups at post-training
AFO-OD | Nonarticulated AFO | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Spatial and temporal | |||
Velocity (m/s)# | 0.332 (0.189) | 0.367 (0.120) | 0.504 |
Step length (paretic to non-paretic)/height | 0.200 (0.083) | 0.189 (0.059) | 0.657 |
Step length (non-paretic to paretic)/height | 0.209 (0.073) | 0.202 (0.061) | 0.630 |
Cycle time (s) | 1.886 (0.623) | 1.854 (0.563) | 0.622 |
Loading response time (s)# | 0.308 (0.242) | 0.317 (0.129) | 0.568 |
Single stance time (s) | 0.428 (0.104) | 0.429 (0.118) | 0.982 |
Pre-swing time (s)# | 0.425 (0.525) | 0.386 (0.360) | 0.987 |
Swing time (s)# | 0.593 (0.152) | 0.583 (0.117) | 0.279 |
Ground reaction force | |||
Peak posterior (N/kg) | − 0.904 (0.462) | − 0.857 (0.207) | 0.702 |
Peak anterior (N/kg) | 0.449 (0.246) | 0.495 (0.305) | 0.622 |
Shank-to-vertical angle | |||
Initial contact (°) | − 2.793 (5.089) | − 5.772 (5.397) | 0.099 |
Initial contact of non-paretic limb (°) | 14.209 (6.330) | 10.376 (4.992) | 0.291 |
Range in single stance (°) | 8.088 (4.623) | 5.642 (4.888) | 0.133 |