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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Differences in gait characteristics between total hip, knee, and ankle arthroplasty patients: a six-month postoperative comparison

 

TAA

TKA

THA

Controls

p value

N=26

N=26

N=26

N=26

Demographic/anthropometric data

     

 Gender (women/men)

16/10

16/10

16/10

16/10

-

 Age (years)

63 ± 10

65 ± 8

65 ± 8

62 ± 10

0.61

 Body mass (kg)

80 ± 17

80 ± 18

75 ± 17

74 ± 14

0.19

 Height (cm)

168 ± 8

169 ± 10

167 ± 9

168 ± 9

0.78

Indication for surgery

     

 Osteoarthritis

N=8 (31%)

N=18 (69%)

N=26 (100%)

-

-

 Post-traumatic arthritis

N=18 (69%)

N=8 (31%)

N=0 (0%)

-

-

 

• 4 unspecified ankle fractures

• 4 tibia fractures

   

• 3 malleolar fractures

• 2 patella fractures

• 3 bimalleolar fractures

• 1 femur fracture

• 3 severe ankle sprains

• 1 meniscus tear

• 2 talus fractures

• 1 trimalleolar fracture

• 1 distal tibia fracture

• 1 pilon tibial fracture

Surgery-test interval (months)

5.9 ± 0.6

5.9 ± 0.8

6.2 ± 0.4

-

0.14

  1. TAA, Total ankle arthroplasty; TKA, Total knee arthroplasty; THA, Total hip arthroplasty.