Research Article

[Retracted] Gait Improvement in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis after Proximal Fibular Osteotomy

Table 4

Kinematic variables expressed as mean (SD) for KOA and control groups.

PreoperationPostoperationControl
AffectedUnaffectedAffectedUnaffected

Hip joint (degree)
 Peak flexion23.83 (7.52)24.02 (5.65)25.02 (7.77)22.47 (6.33)26.92 (5.02)
 Peak extension12.21 (10.38)13.65 (6.57)11.20 (11.73)14.06 (7.10)16.37 (6.79)
 Sagittal RoM36.03 (7.83)37.67 (7.13)36.22 (6.80)36.54 (6.13)43.28 (3.98)
 Frontal RoM8.80 (2.74)7.14 (1.66)7.29 (2.13)#7.11 (0.99)10.99 (1.03)
 Transverse RoM20.99 (15.32)23.71 (12.70)18.44 (5.27)24.41 (8.53)19.71 (6.52)

Knee joint (degree)
 Peak flexion27.41 (19.03)44.03 (10.58)#42.75 (17.08)#42.72 (14.14)57.69 (4.73)
 Peak extension-1.02 (12.87)-0.42 (7.04)-3.67 (8.69)1.69 (4.91)0.84 (4.23)
 Sagittal RoM26.40 (13.48)43.62 (8.39)#39.08 (15.47)#44.42 (11.84)58.53 (4.24)
 Frontal RoM25.33 (14.41)17.77 (7.67)13.80(9.62)#16.09 (7.50)16.28 (4.24)
 Transverse RoM10.82 (5.01)14.41 (4.56)13.69 (6.45)15.12 (6.31)18.06 (3.49)

Ankle joint (degree)
 Ankle peak dorsiflexion15.33 (6.26)16.54 (3.24)16.21 (7.91)16.24 (5.43)15.38 (3.87)
 Ankle peak plantar flexion4.97 (5.01)7.60 (5.84)6.11 (7.51)6.83 (5.54)14.71 (8.28)
 Ankle sagittal RoM20.30 (5.61)24.14 (5.70)22.32 (4.09)23.07 (5.94)30.09 (5.86)
 Ankle frontal RoM4.09 (2.00)4.83 (2.76)4.47 (2.96)5.19 (2.23)3.66 (1.48)
 Ankle transverse RoM20.10 (5.93)25.42 (8.64)21.63 (6.71)25.06 (7.22)24.68 (6.01)

Significant difference compared with controls; #Significant difference compared with affected limb preoperatively.