Research Article

Evaluating the Reproducibility of Motion Analysis Scanning of the Spine during Walking

Table 1

Raw data collected from one subject for all 3 trials.

KyphosisLordosis

Trial 1max 165.4min 154.3max 144.8min 140.5
Trial 2max 261.9min 255max 245.5min 240.9
Trial 3max 362.8min 357.7max 345.4min 339.3
Average max63.4Average min55.7Average max45.2Average min40.2
SD1.82SD1.80SD0.38SD0.83

L1 rotationT4 rotation

Trial 1max 12.5min 1−0.2max 15min 11
max 23.2min 2−0.4max 26min 20
max 34.2min 30.2max 36min 30
Avg. max3.3Avg. min−0.1Avg. max5.7Avg. min0.3
SD0.9SD0.3SD0.6SD0.6
Trial 2max 13.1min 10.5max 17min 11
max 24.9min 2−2.4max 29min 2−1
max 33.7min 3−0.7max 39min 30
Avg. max3.9Avg. min−0.9Avg. max8.3Avg. min0
SD0.9SD1.5SD1.2SD1
Trial 3max 13.8min 1−0.9max 16min 1−1
max 23.4min 2−1max 27min 2−2
max 33.4min 3−1max 37min 3−2
Avg. max3.5Avg. min−1.0Avg. max6.7Avg. min−1.7
SD0.2SD0.1SD0.6SD0.6

Pelvis rotation

Trial 1max 11.2min 1−2.1
max 23min 2−4.2
max 34.1min 3−3.7
Avg max2.8Avg min−3.3
SD1.5SD1.1
Trial 2max 13.4min 1−4.2
max 21.4min 2−5
max 32.2min 3−4.1
Avg max2.3Avg min−4.4
SD1.0SD0.5
Trial 3max 13.4min 1−4.5
max 22.4min 2−6.7
max 32.2min 3−3.9
Avg max2.7Avg min−5.0
SD0.6SD1.5

Trunk Length

Trial 1max463.2min459
Trial 2max463.4min457.3
Trial 3max462.7min455
Avg max463.1Avg min457.1
SD0.4SD2.0