Research Article

Computation of Intersegmental Moments during Standing Posture: Can We Neglect the Horizontal Ground Reaction Force? Results from an Experimental Study

Table 1

Mean difference (in absolute values) in terms of intersegmental moments between force and pressure platforms (in N·m).

T-LL-SLHipRHipLKneeRKneeLAnkleRAnkle

Mean difference0.1610.1911.5621.7740.8361.0960.0620.365
value0.1620.048<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.0010.006<0.001

T-L = thoraco-lumbar junction; L-S = lumbo-sacral junction; L/RHip = left/right hip; L/RKnee = left/right knee; L/RAnkle = left/right ankle.