Research Article
Effects of Knee Osteoarthritis on Hip and Ankle Gait Mechanics
Table 3
Mean peak moment of each joint.
| | | Knee OA group (n=89) | Control group (n=42) | p-value | | | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Sagittal | Knee extension | 2.44 (1.16) | 3.38 (1.03) | <0.001 | | Hip flexion/extension | 6.41 (1.19) | 6.94 (0.89) | 0.010 | | Ankle plantar flexion | 7.1 (1.15) | 7.64 (0.61) | 0.005 | | Total sagittal moment | 15.94 (2.43) | 17.97 (1.59) | <0.001 |
| Coronal | Knee adduction | 3.27 (0.92) | 2.76 (0.65) | 0.002 | | Hip abduction | 4.93 (0.83) | 5.34 (0.54) | 0.005 | | Ankle varus | 0.69 (0.44) | 0.46 (0.36) | 0.005 | | Total coronal moment | 8.89 (1.58) | 8.56 (1.13) | 0.239 |
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The unit of moment is %Bw Ht. SD: standard deviation |