Table 2 Changes in gait parameters after surgery involving tendons around the knee
Kinematics | Preoperative value(°) | Postoperative value (°) | Changes in parameter after the surgery (°) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean value | CI | P value | |||||
Knee | Knee flexion at IC | 3.4–14.4 | 31.9 (SD 12.7) | 22.8 (SD 9.7) | −9.1 (SD 14.1) | −12.9 – −5.3 | < 0.001 |
Peak knee flexion during swing | 55.6–61.6 | 55.4 (SD 14.3) | 58.3 (SD 11.0) | 2.9 (SD 16.1) | −1.5 – 7.2 | 0.194 | |
Total knee ROM | 46.8–57.2 | 38.9 (SD 14.0) | 50.2 (SD 11.4) | 11.2 (SD 14.6) | 7.3–15.2 | < 0.001 | |
Minimum knee flexion in the stance | 7.6 | 16.5 (SD 14.9) | 5.1 (SD 1.5) | −8.4 (SD 16.8) | −12.9 – −3.8 | 0.001 | |
Ankle | Ankle dorsiflexion at IC | 4.2 | 4.8 (SD 19.8) | 3.5 (SD 8.7) | −1.2 (SD 19.5) | −6.5 – 4.0 | 0.641 |
Peak ankle dorsiflexion during stance | 9.0–14.8 | 21.6 (SD 21.2) | 18.6 (SD 8.2) | −3.0 (SD 20.3) | −8.5 – 2.5 | 0.277 | |
Peak ankle dorsiflexion during swing | 2.1–5.6 | 17.2 (SD 9.8) | 15.2 (SD 7.3) | −2.0 (SD 10.2) | −4.8 – 0.7 | 0.142 | |
Dynamic ROM of the ankle | 26.6–31.7 | 14.9 (SD 25.2) | 11.5 (SD 7.5) | −3.4 (SD 22.7) | −9.6 – 2.7 | 0.269 | |