Research Article

Coordination Pattern of the Thigh, Pelvic, and Lumbar Movements during the Gait of Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis

Table 2

The maximal angular velocity data of each segment of control and hip OA groups.

SegmentsDirectionControlHip OAEffect size

LumbarIpsilateral tilt (deg/s)17.8 (14.0–29.4)15.4 (14.0–17.6)0.2000.364
Contralateral tilt (deg/s)18.1 (5.9)14.9 (3.3)0.1290.249
Anterior tilt (deg/s)21.6 (7.6)20.7 (7.3)0.7810.063
Posterior tilt (deg/s)30.4 (10.7)26.2 (9.2)0.3410.272
Ipsilateral rotation (deg/s)41.1 (11.0)40.9 (9.4)0.9550.016
Contralateral rotation (deg/s)37.5 (10.0)29.6 (12.2)0.8410.002

PelvisIpsilateral tilt (deg/s)35.1 (8.5)26.7 (11.7)0.0690.545
Contralateral tilt (deg/s)33.9 (31.7–35.9)24.7 (20.8–34.5)0.0710.527
Anterior tilt (deg/s)22.2 (7.6)22.7 (8.6)0.8850.035
Posterior tilt (deg/s)23.5 (7.0)23.5 (9.9)0.9960.001
Ipsilateral rotation (deg/s)41.9 (8.9)45.2 (18.0)0.5870.198
Contralateral rotation (deg/s)38.5 (10.5)34.6 (19.2)0.5650.219

ThighLateral tilt (deg/s)53.7 (17.3)41.1 (18.2)0.9520.001
Medial tilt (deg/s)90.5 (25.0)49.8 (21.4)0.0011.944
Anterior tilt (deg/s)108.9 (25.4)82.4 (22.5)0.0171.252
Posterior tilt (deg/s)160.2 (28.9)110.1 (36.9)0.0021.990
External rotation (deg/s)114.1 (24.7)104.4 (20.4)0.3270.470
Internal rotation (deg/s)68.8 (16.4)76.9 (38.3)0.5310.343

Data are represented as means (SD) or medians (interquartile range). Bold texts indicate significant values.