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Table 2 Kinematic and kinetic data in standing and walking (mean ± SD)

From: Correlation between weight-bearing asymmetry and bone mineral density in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis

 

Higher side

Lower side

P valuea

Knee flexion angle in standing (°)

4.7 ± 6.9

8.5 ± 6.6

0.012

Knee flexion angle at heel strike in gait (°)

5.5 ± 6.1

6.7 ± 5.1

0.27

Knee excursion during weight acceptance phase in gait (°)

8.2 ± 4.1

4.5 ± 3.2

0.002

Peak knee flexion moment in gait (Nm/kg)

0.31 ± 0.24

0.33 ± 0.21

0.65

Peak knee adduction moment in gait (Nm/kg)

0.67 ± 0.19

0.70 ± 0.19

0.38

Peak ground reaction force in gait (kN/kg)

1.03 ± 0.06

1.03 ± 0.04

0.66

Time from initial contact to first peak GRF (s)

0.23 ± 0.08

0.25 ± 0.09

0.15

  1. aValues obtained using two-tailed paired t test