Research Article
Effects of Ankle Joint Motion on Pelvis-Hip Biomechanics and Muscle Activity Patterns of Healthy Individuals in Knee Immobilization Gait
Table 1
Mean (SD) of joint angles that were significantly different (
) or that approached significance in average or range during a phase of gait.
| Joint motion | Phase | Quantity | KAI | KI | value |
| Ankle dorsi/plantar flexion | DS1 | RNG | 1.81 (0.93) | 10.21 (8.65) | 0.026 | SST | RNG | 3.89 (1.86) | 18.40 (7.71) | <0.001 | DS2 | AVG | 2.38 (2.00) | 9.88 (8.43) | 0.028 | SW | RNG | 2.05 (0.78) | 13.30 (2.06) | <0.001 | Ankle inversion/eversion | DS1 | AVG | −0.09 (2.15) | −0.96 (4.59) | 0.042 | | RNG | 0.21 (1.49) | 1.64 (3.65) | 0.030 | SST | RNG | 0.68 (2.73) | 2.25 (4.13) | <0.001 | DS2 | RNG | 1.15 (1.57) | 2.00 (6.93) | 0.025 | SW | RNG | 0.56 (2.06) | 2.68 (4.06) | <0.001 | Pelvis tilt | DS1 | RNG | 1.80 (0.74) | 0.83 (0.38) | 0.006 | SST | AVG | 7.51 (3.16) | 6.15 (3.75) | 0.044 | Hip adduction/abduction | DS2 | RNG | 2.75 (2.38) | 1.96 (2.60) | 0.015 |
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DS1, the first double support; SST, single support; DS2, the second double support; SW, swing phase; AVG, average; RNG, range.
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