Patients with knee osteoarthritis have altered gait and gaze patterns compared to age-matched controls: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) sufferers are at an increased risk of falls, possibly due to impaired gait function, the associated gaze behaviour in patients with KOA are largely unknown. Thus, we compared gait and gaze behaviours characteristics between KOA patients and asymptomatic age-matched controls.

Results

For Timed Up and Go (TUG) and stair climb tasks, the KOA group demonstrated longer periods of gaze fixations with less frequency of fixations compared to the control group. Conversely, for the Timed up and Go Agility (TUGA) test shorter fixation and frequency patterns were observed. The KOA group presented a shorter final stride length prior to the initiation of the first step in the Stair climb assessment. In addition, for the 30m walk and dual task ass

SUBMITTER: Le Rossignol S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10681189 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature