Research Article

Gait Impairment in a Rat Model of Focal Cerebral Ischemia

Table 1

CatWalk gait parameter statistics.

MCAOTimeInteraction
value value value value value value

Temporal parameters
Cadence9.6110.010*3.1730.037*2.0120.131
Stance duration
 RF8.6920.013*2.9170.048*3.0150.043*
 RH7.5380.019*2.5530.0722.2680.098
 LF6.9510.023*2.5910.0692.6050.068
 LH5.0040.047*2.6150.0672.8180.054
Swing duration
 RF2.2260.1630.0880.9660.2290.875
 RH3.8510.0750.8750.4630.7070.554
 LF6.5120.026*2.3130.0942.3790.087
 LH3.8050.0771.3860.2640.5830.629
Speed3.6670.0812.2590.0992.5330.073
Run duration5.280.042*1.5210.2272.8140.054
Swing speed
 RF5.0690.045*0.8720.4651.9910.134
 RH9.5240.010*1.430.2512.8220.053
 LF9.8580.009**2.4060.0852.9660.046*
 LH7.9930.016*1.60.2083.510.026*
Comparative paws
Stride length
 RF4.8550.049*1.0790.3713.2420.034*
 RH7.4520.019*0.8480.4773.0580.041*
 LF2.5820.1360.4360.7281.7040.185
 LH7.2280.021*0.7990.5033.050.042*
Step cycle
 RF9.0260.012*1.4650.2422.1460.113
 RH9.6580.01**2.30.0952.6210.067
 LF8.6840.013*2.3750.0872.4320.082
 LH6.5710.026*1.9870.1352.9140.048*
Duty cycle
 RF4.1660.0664.3050.011*3.910.017*
 RH1.2960.2792.7940.0551.2520.306
 LF2.7130.1271.9360.1430.6010.618
 LH1.1640.3340.1970.6591.2240.312
Base of support
 Forepaw3.5470.0861.3190.2841.5840.211
 Hindpaw3.730.0795.6260.003**3.7850.019*
Interlimb Coordination
Regularity index0.1240.7300.1230.9450.1460.931
Phase dispersion (Diagonal)
 LF → RH1.8420.2020.6340.5980.2190.881
 RF → LH3.840.0750.9490.4280.3910.759
Individual paw
Max contact area
 RF0.7370.4085.3380.004**0.1860.905
 RH0.8070.3886.443<0.001***0.7670.520
 LF0.1790.6803.3970.029*0.1850.905
 LH2.5580.13810.29<0.0001***0.5150.674
Max intensity
 RF0.3770.5516.462<0.001***1.7860.169
 RH2.6940.1293.2560.033*0.1020.958
 LF0.31620.5853.4790.026*0.8830.459
 LH0.2710.6126.399<0.001***0.4080.748

RF: right forepaw; LF: left forepaw; RH: right hindpaw; LH: left hindpaw.
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