Table 3 Inter-group analysis of results

Stride Length (m)

0.027 ± 0.032

0.030 ± 0.032

0.72

1.185 ± 0.124

1.280 ± 0.071

0.002

Stride Time (s)

0.035 ± 0.026

0.036 ± 0.031

0.88

1.129 ± 0.135

1.022 ± 0.080

0.001

Step Length (m)

0.013 ± 0.014

0.013 ± 0.013

0.96

0.626 ± 0.043

0.653 ± 0.059

0.06

Speed of Gait (ms⁻¹)

0.037 ± 0.033

0.051 ± 0.039

0.16

1.191 ± 0.135

1.268 ± 0.108

0.03

Cadence (steps/min)

3.5 ± 3.2

3.6 ± 2.7

0.87

114.1 ± 10.3

117.8 ± 9.6

0.18

Swing-to-Stance ratio

0.046 ± 0.042

0.032 ± 0.033

0.18

0.700 ± 0.061

0.728 ± 0.077

0.14

Peak during Loading

3.7 ± 2.8

5.8 ± 5.9

0.09

103.8 ± 8.6

103.5 ± 11.5

0.90

Peak during Propulsion

3.0 ± 3.7

6.0 ± 7.5

0.06

109.9 ± 7.5

108.8 ± 10.6

0.64

GL

0.089 ± 0.074

0.139 ± 0.120

0.06

n/a

n/a

n/a

GM

0.139 ± 0.138

0.161 ± 0.172

0.62

n/a

n/a

n/a

VM

0.097 ± 0.130

0.076 ± 0.061

0.46

n/a

n/a

n/a

Time (% Gait Cycle) at which the mean peak EMG value occurs

After Initial Contact

GL

2.1 ± 1.5

1.2 ± 1.0

0.02

42.2 ± 2.7

40.7 ± 2.9

0.05

GM

2.5 ± 3.6

2.3 ± 2.4

0.81

39.0 ± 3.7

38.1 ± 3.5

0.34

VM

8.4 ± 22.4

11.9 ± 28.0

0.61

8.1 ± 11.9

8.7 ± 13.9

0.88

Before Toe Off

GL

1.5 ± 1.5

1.6 ± 1.2

0.90

16.7 ± 2.3

17.4 ± 2.7

0.34

GM

2.6 ± 3.7

2.8 ± 2.5

0.87

19.9 ± 3.0

19.9 ± 2.8

0.95

VM

3.7 ± 5.0

4.4 ± 9.7

0.74

54.0 ± 4.7

53.7 ± 5.4

0.80