The Conventional Non-Articulated SACH or a Multiaxial Prosthetic Foot for Hypomobile Transtibial Amputees? A Clinical Comparison on Mobility, Balance, and Quality of Life

Table 3

Uphill and downhill times in Hill Assessment Index (HAI) and going up and down times in Stairs Assessment Index (SAI) during the first (P1) and the second (P2) phases of evaluation, compared using two-tailed paired -test. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD); and values (significant in bold) are reported.

Outcome	Time (s); P1	Time (s); P2
HAI; Walking up	43.6 ± 28.4	40.3 ± 33.0	2.064	0.276
HAI; Walking down	40.8 ± 25.4	34.5 ± 17.2	1.121	0.053
SAI; Ascending	32.0 ± 16.4	27.9 ± 16.4	2.522	0.021
SAI; Descending	37.1 ± 23.4	31.8 ± 19.9	3.912	0.001