Research Article

Effects of Gait Speed of Femoroacetabular Joint Forces

Table 2

Group means ± SD for discrete ground reaction forces (GRF) and hip joint reaction forces (HJF). All force variables are presented in bodyweights (BW).

NormalFasterSlower

1st peak vertical
2nd peak vertical GRF
1st peak vertical HJF
2nd peak vertical
Peak posterior
Peak lateral HJF
1st peak resultant HJF
2nd peak resultant

a: significant differences between normal and fast speeds .
b: Significant differences between normal and slow speeds .
c: Significant differences between fast and slow speeds .