International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
Verena Fenner
Besser-Bewegen,
Jahnstr. 26, 78315 Radolfzell
Germany
Research Article
Whole Body Gait Function during Stair Ascending and Level Walking in Patients Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Author(s): Verena Fenner, Henrik Behrend and Markus S KusterVerena Fenner, Henrik Behrend and Markus S Kuster
The ability to climb stairs is a highly demanding task for the musculoskeletal system, and gait adaptations after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) might be more pronounced during stair climbing than during level walking. The purpose of this study was to compare full body kinematics and kinetics between patients with good functioning TKA and a healthy control group during stair ascending and level walking. Eighteen patients after TKA (67.8 ± 8.1 yrs) and 20 age-matched healthy controls (66.1 ± 6.4 yrs) participated in this study. Full body kinematic and kinetic data was collected during stair ascending and level walking. Patients after TKA showed differences in sagittal plane knee moments during both stair ascending and level walking compared to the controls. The hip of the patients was more externally rotated in both conditions (p<0.001).. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.1000231