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ArticleBone & joint research2017

Three-dimensional knee kinematic analysis during treadmill gait: Slow imposed speed

N Mannering, T Young, T Spelman, P F Choong

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Article in Bone & joint research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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N ManneringThe University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical School, Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia ncmannering@gmail.com.
T YoungDepartment of Orthopaedics, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Level 3 Daly Wing, 35 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065 Victoria, Australia.
T SpelmanDepartment of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Level 2 Clinical Sciences Building, 29 Regent Street, Fitzroy, 3065 Victoria, Australia.
P F ChoongUniversity of Melbourne Department of Surgery, Director of Orthopaedics, Department of Orthropaedics, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
University of Melbourne · AUSt Vincent's Hospital · AU

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Abstract

objectivesWhilst gait speed is variable between healthy and injured adults, the extent to which speed alone alters the 3D

methodsA total of 26 men and 25 women (18 to 35 years old) participated in this study. Participants walked on a treadmill with the KneeKG system at a slow imposed speed (2 km/hr) for three trials, then at a self-selected comfortable walking speed for another three trials. Paired

resultsBoth cadence and step length were reduced during slow gait compared with normal gait. Slow walking reduced flexion during standing (10.6° compared with 13.7°; p < 0.0001), and flexion range of movement (ROM) (53.1° compared with 57.3°; p < 0.0001). Slow walking also induced less adduction ROM (8.3° compared with 10.0°; p < 0.0001), rotation ROM (11.4

conclusionThe reduced spatiotemporal measures, reduced flexion during stance, and knee ROM in all planes induced by slow walking demonstrate a stiff knee gait, similar to that previously demonstrated in osteoarthritis. Further research is required to determine if these characteristics induced in healthy knees by slow walking provide a valid model of osteoarthritic gait.

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Gait kinematicsKneeSpeed

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PMID28855191
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