Research Article
Changes in Gait Variables in Patients with Intermittent Claudication
Table 2
Mean values (±SD) of the lower limb joint range of motions for patients with IC compared to healthy people (normal values).
| Range of motion (°): | Right lower limb | Left lower limb | Patients | Norm | | Patients | Norm | |
| Pelvic obliquity | 5.0 ± 1.8 | 6.3 ± 1.8 | <0.001 | 4.9 ± 1.8 | 6.3 ± 1.8 | <0.001 | Pelvic tilt | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 0.86 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 0.77 | Pelvic rotation | 8.0 ± 3.2 | 11.1 ± 3.8 | <0.0001 | 7.9 ± 3.1 | 11.0 ± 3.8 | <0.0001 |
| Hip abduction-adduction | 10.2 ± 2.7 | 9.1 ± 3.1 | 0.1 | 10.1 ± 2.6 | 12.1 ± 2.0 | <0.001 | Hip flexion-extension | 41.4 ± 4.7 | 47.2 ± 3.8 | <0.0001 | 41.0 ± 5.3 | 42.3 ± 4.0 | 0.22 | Hip internal-external rotation | 16.5 ± 4.1 | 19.2 ± 5.3 | <0.01 | 15.8 ± 4.0 | 14.9 ± 3.6 | 0.28 |
| Knee flexion-extension | 53.8 ± 5.3 | 57.1 ± 6.3 | <0.0001 | 54.4 ± 5.6 | 57.2 ± 6.8 | <0.0001 |
| Ankle dorsi-plantar flexion | 23.5 ± 4.8 | 28.4 ± 5.6 | <0.0001 | 25.2 ± 5.3 | 22.0 ± 3.8 | <0.001 | Foot progression | 11.1 ± 3.1 | 13.3 ± 4.2 | <0.05 | 11.3 ± 3.9 | 9.7 ± 3.4 | 0.06 |
|
|