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- Title
Alterations in Gait Initiation Are Present in Those With Posttraumatic Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study.
- Authors
Wikstrom, Erik A.; Anderson, Robert B.
- Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if stereotypical patterns of gait initiation are altered in those with posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis. Ten subjects, five with unilateral ankle osteoarthritis and five uninjured controls, participated. Subjects completed the SF-36 and Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale to quantify self-reported disability as well as 10 dual-limb static stance trials and 10 gait initiation trials with each leg. Center of pressure outcomes were calculated for static balance trials while the peak center of pressure excursions were calculated for each phase of gait initiation. The results indicate greater self-reported disability (P < .05) and worse static postural control (P < .05) in the ankle osteoarthritis group. Nonstereotypical patterns were also observed during the first and third phases of gait initiation in those with ankle osteoarthritis. The results of this pilot study suggest that supraspinal motor control mechanisms may have changed in those with posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis.
- Subjects
GAIT in humans; HEALTH surveys; LONGITUDINAL method; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROBABILITY theory; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; T-test (Statistics); PILOT projects; CASE-control method
- Publication
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2013, Vol 29, Issue 3, p245
- ISSN
1065-8483
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jab.29.3.245