Table 2 The spatiotemporal gait parameters and peak angles of the hip, knee, and ankle joints
Variables | Group | 100% BW | 75% BW | 50% BW | Effect size (group) | Effect size (unweighting) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Step length, cm | Hip OA | 25.3 (14.9–35.6) | 23.3 (13.1–33.6) | 24.5 (14.5–34.4) | 0.83 | N/A |
Control | 40.3 (20.0–50.7) | 46.5 (36.2–56.8) | 40.7 (30.7–50.6) | |||
Hip FLX, degree | Hip OA | 22.0 (16.8–27.1) | 20.1 (15.2–24.9) | 16.2 (11.8–20.6) | N/A | 0.05 |
Control | 25.6 (20.5–30.8) | 24.4 (19.6–29.2) | 21.0 (16.6–25.4) | |||
Hip EXT, degree | Hip OA | −0.9 (−4.0–2.3) | 0.0 (−2.9–3.0) | − 0.6 (−3.4–2.2) | 0.04 | N/A |
Control | −4.5 (−7.7−−1.4) | − 3.9 (−6.8−−0.9) | − 4.8 (− 7.6−− 2.0) | |||
Hip ADD, degree | Hip OA | 2.0 (0.2–3.8) | 1.7 (0.1–3.4) | 0.1 (−1.1–1.4) | N/A | 0.01 |
Control | 4.6 (2.8–6.4) | 3.3 (1.7–4.9) | 2.3 (0.9–3.8) | |||
Hip IR, degree | Hip OA | 7.4 (4.5–10.3) | 6.3 (3.6–9.0) | 5.0 (2.7–7.2) | N/A | 0.01 |
Control | 7.4 (4.5–10.3) | 5.9 (3.2–8.5) | 6.1 (3.8–8.3) | |||
Knee FLX, degree | Hip OA | 47.2 (37.6–56.8) | 44.0 (34.1–53.8) | 39.3 (30.8–47.8) | N/A | 0.11 |
Control | 59.9 (50.3–69.5) | 54.7 (44.9–64.6) | 51.9 (43.4–60.4) | |||
Knee EXT, degree | Hip OA | −7.1 (−9.8−−4.5) | −4.5 (−6.5−−2.5) | −2.8 (−4.8−−1.0) | N/A | 0.01 |
Control | −3.5 (− 6.2−−0.9) | −3.4 (−5.5−− 1.5) | − 2.3 (−4.2−−0.5) | |||
Ankle PF, degree | Hip OA | 5.5 (−0.1–11.4) | 10.0 (3.9–16.3) | 11.1 (4.3–17.9) | N/A | 0.08 |
Control | 7.0 (1.2–12.8) | 11.4 (5.2–17.6) | 14.6 (7.8–21.4) |