Research Article

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

Table 5

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

PreoperationPostoperationControl
AffectedUnaffectedAffectedUnaffected

Hip adduction moment (nm/kg)0.71 (0.22)0.83 (0.20)#0.88 (0.24)#0.97 (0.15)0.97 (0.09)
Knee adduction moment (nm/kg)0.55 (0.16)0.67 (0.11)#0.59 (0.15)0.70 (0.13)0.49 (0.14)
Ankle inversion moment (nm/kg)0.22 (0.11)0.19 (0.07)0.19 (0.07)0.17 (0.06)0.15 (0.05)
First vertical GRF (N/kg)9.77 (0.48)10.04 (0.53)9.89 (0.65)10.09 (0.70)10.57 (0.51)
Second vertical GRF (N/kg)9.75 (0.27)10.00 (0.51)9.78 (0.29)9.97 (0.57)10.58 (0.51)
Anterior propulsion GRF (N/kg)1.11 (0.48)1.30 (0.37)#1.22 (0.44)1.19 (0.42)1.71 (0.18)
Posterior braking GRF (N/kg)1.15 (0.34)1.28 (0.45)#1.12 (0.32)1.27 (0.45)1.61 (0.18)
Medial GRF (N/kg)0.61 (0.07)0.62 (0.07)0.63 (0.10)0.62 (0.10)0.61 (0.10)
Lateral GRF (N/kg)0.46 (0.18)0.56 (0.20)0.42 (0.17)0.50 (0.16)0.51 (0.19)

Significant difference compared with controls. #Significant difference compared with affected limb preoperatively; GRF: ground reaction force.