Research Article

Analysis of Postural Control in Patients Diagnosed with Unilateral Knee Osteoarthrosis and Its Relationship with the Risk of Falls

Table 3

COP displacement area during bipedal postural control with eyes open and eyes closed.

ConditionsVariablesG1G2 value

Eyes openArea (cm2)1.18 (±0.94)1.18 (±0.94)0.002
Eyes closedArea (cm2)3.92 (±1.10)3.92 (±1.10)0.430

G1 = elderly people diagnosed with unilateral knee osteoarthritis; G2 = active elderly people without a diagnosis of unilateral osteoarthrosis in the knee. Significant Kruskal–Wallis test (). Data are presented as mean values and ±standard error. In the table, values that present statistical significance are in bold.