Table 1 Gait variables in the operated and non-operated legs for pre-op (n = 28) and 8-week (n = 17) and 52-week (n = 28) post-op, and age-matched healthy controls (n = 29); values are mean (s.d)
From: Gait assessment as a functional outcome measure in total knee arthroplasty: a cross-sectional study
Knee stance | Knee swing | Thigh sag ROM | Shank sag ROM | Thigh cor ROM | Shank cor ROM | T-P Diff | Stride Dur. (s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Op limb | Pre-op | 6.02 (3.41) | 42.51 (10.18) | 35.37 (6.39) | 61.65 (8.98) | 11.85 (6.43) | 12.51 (4.35) | 6.28 (7.28) | 1.31 (0.16) |
8 weeks | 6.23 (3.95) | 40.94 (12.83) | 36.78 (3.83) | 62.57 (10.25) | 13.03 (5.38) | 13.38 (4.73) | 8.59 (9.08) | 1.33 (0.23) | |
52 weeks | 8.35 (3.72) | 50.64§ (7.78) | 36.40 (6.38) | 66.39 (8.34) | 11.94 (4.52) | 13.03 (6.09) | 10.79 (9.70) | 1.24 (0.18) | |
Non-op limb | Pre-op | 9.64 (5.97) | 47.46 (9.42) | 34.73 (6.79) | 62.85 (8.85) | 11.01 (4.97) | 14.42 (8.05) | 7.17 (5.25) | 1.31 (0.16) |
8 weeks | 10.15 (4.83) | 49.16 (7.68) | 34.67 (4.70) | 64.32 (8.16) | 11.57 (4.43) | 13.93 (6.94) | 9.06 (5.48) | 1.33 (0.23) | |
52 weeks | 10.58 (4.43) | 50.74 (9.17) | 35.32 (5.79) | 65.35 (7.81) | 12.47 (5.77) | 13.89 (7.40) | 12.71 (7.59) | 1.24 (0.18) | |
Control | 19.82* (4.92) | 62.63* (5.77) | 42.53* (5.77) | 76.60* (5.80) | 11.89 (3.31) | 17.29* (7.01) | 16.55* (4.26) | 1.07* (0.09) |