Evidence for joint moment asymmetry in healthy populations during gait.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to determine the presence and prevalence of asymmetry in lower extremity joint moments within and across healthy populations during overground walking. Bilateral gait data from several studies performed at two institutions were pooled from 182 healthy, pain-free subjects. Four distinct populations were identified based on age, activity level and body mass index. Mean peak external joint moments were calculated from three to six trials of level overground walking at self-selected speed for each subject. Right and left limb moments were reclassified as "greater" or "lesser" moment for each subject to prevent obscuring absolute asymmetry due to averaging over positive and negative asymmetries across subjects. A clinically relevant asymmetry measure was calculated

SUBMITTER: Lathrop-Lambach RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4267535 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature