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5.4.2.
Results and discussion
The results are synthesized in Table 5.4.
Kinematic characteristics
Knee OA
group
Control
group
Significance
Speed (km/h)
1.2 (0.3)
2.1 (0.2)
p
<0.05
19
°
(7.7)
17.4
°
(12.5)
Flexion angle at initial
contact
p
>0.05
Maximum flexion during
stance
22.4
°
(8.1)
28.1
°
(8)
p
<0.05
7.6
°
(4.1)
2.2
°
(4)
Maximum
extension
p
<0.05
during stance
48.2
º
(6.3)
54.4
°
(5.3)
Maximum flexion during
swing
p
<0.05
Maximum
extension
15
°
(6.5)
12.5
°
(6.7)
p
>0.05
during swing
Range
of
flexion-
40.6
°
(6.1)
52.2
°
(5.3)
p
<0.05
extension
5.7
°
(7.3)
-0.4
°
(2.8)
Adduction(+)/abduction(-)
angle at
initial contact
p
<0.05
7.7
°
(5)
5.5
°
(1.6)
Range
of
adduction-
p
>0.05
abduction
0.3
°
(3.6)
-0.1
°
(2.4)
Internal(-)/external(+)
rotation angle
at initial contact
p
>0.05
7.58
°
(3.1)
9.35
°
(2.41)
Range
of
internal-
p
<0.05
external rotation
Anterior-posterior
translation of tibia
at initial contact (mm)
-2.9 (5.4)
0.4 (2.21)
p
<0.05
Range
of
anterior-
7.9 (4.13)
9.3 (4.41)
p
>0.05
posterior
translation
(mm)
Table 5.4.
Spatiotemporal and kinematic parameters
for the group of patients (OA) and the group of control
subjects (modified according to [BYT 14])
