Spatial, temporal and kinematic characteristics of traumatic transtibial amputees' gait.
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.
Kovac
Ida
I
Institute for Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Devices, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. idakovac@mail.inet.hr
Medved
Vladimir
V
Ostojić
Ljerka
L
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