title: Spatial, temporal and kinematic characteristics of traumatic transtibial amputees' gait.
abstract: Presented study gives findings of temporal-spatial kinematic gait analysis in 12 male adults, war trauma transtibial (TT) amputees fitted with prosthesis compared to 12 able-bodied persons. Results disclose asymmetries between the amputated, prosthetic and healthy legs of amputees, as well as between TT amputees and non-disabled persons. Amputees in comparison with able-bodied persons, generally, showed significantly increased swing-time (ms) (p < 0.01). Prosthetic, right legs of amputees showed decreased stance-phase (ms and % GC) (p < 0.01) and increased swing-time (ms) (p < 0.05), compared with right legs of able-bodied persons while statistical significance was reached (p < 0.01) for decreased stance-time (% stride and ms), increased swing-time (% stride and ms), decreased swing velocity (m/s), increased anterior step length and decreased stride length (p < 0.05), compared with contra lateral, left legs of amputees. Our conclusion is that instrumented kinematic gait analysis study is able to provide assessment about the way prosthetic TT amputees walk.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Devices, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. idakovac@mail.inet.hr
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kovac
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Medved
authors.forename: Ljerka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ostojić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013977:Tibia / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016138:Walking