Clinical assessments and gait characteristics by subtype classification using temporal and kinematic symmetry indices during gait in patients with chronic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Gait symmetry is an important assessment indicator in patients with stroke and is classified into temporal and kinematic types. This study aimed to clarify the clinical assessments and ability characteristics of subtypes by gait symmetry through clustering analysis using symmetry indices.

Design

Retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study.

Participants

Fifty-nine patients with chronic stroke who could walk independently without aids during measurement, including those who habitually used an assistive device.

Methods

Gait was analysed with a 3-dimensional motion analysis system and force plates. Temporal symmetry was assessed using the swing-time ratio; kinematic symmetry was assessed by the normalized cross-correlation of left-right knee angle

SUBMITTER: Hosoi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619075 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature