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Table 3 Results from the gait analysis, passive range of motion, six minute walk-test and pain estimation

From: Gait biomechanics in patients with intra-articular tibial plateau fractures – gait analysis at three months compared with age- and gender-matched healthy subjects

 

Injured side

Uninjured side

Reference group 1

p-value

injured/uninjured

p-value

injured side/reference group 1

Gait analysis

 

Median

Range

Median

Range

Median

Range

  

 Speed

m/s

1.1

0.34–1.44

1.3

1.1–1.72

< 0.001*

 Stance time

%

61

59–69

64

61–78

61

58–63

< 0.001*

0.229

 Step length

meters

0.59

0.33–0.79

0.59

0.29–0.77

0.69

0.6–0.87

0.014*

0.001*

 Knee flexion, (gait cycle)

degrees

56

35–64

57

36–61

58

50–69

0.332

0.213

 Knee extension, (single stance)

degrees

- 11

(−22) – (−4)

- 3

(−9) - 6

- 2

(−15)-13

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

 Ankle dorsiflexion, (stance)

degrees

15

11–28

14

3–20

10

3–22

0.012*

0.002*

 Max generating power knee (stance)

W/kg

0.52

0.06–1.59

1.36

0.04–3.15

1.30

0.41–3.94

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

 Max generating power ankle (stance)

W/kg

2.63

0.24–4.38

2.82

0.56–4.29

3.66

2.48–4.74

0.023*

< 0.001*

Passive range of motion

 Knee flexion

degrees

135

60–145

143

130–155

< 0.001*

 Knee extension

degrees

0

(−15) -10

0

0–10

0.005*

 Ankle dorsiflexion

degrees

17

5–30

20

10–30

0.006*

 

Study group

 

Reference group 2

 

p-value

injured side/reference group 2

Six-minute walk

meters

480

190–686

613

508–720

< 0.001*

Pain

VAS 0–100

Pre 6 MW

 

Post 6 MW

   

p-value

pre/post

 
 

2.5

0–65

15

0–85

0.001*

 
  1. P-value with one * means that the significant difference is less than p < 0.05.