Explaining modified 2-min walk test outcomes in male Veterans with traumatic or nontraumatic lower-limb amputation.

ABSTRACT: Little evidence exists to support the presence of differences in spatiotemporal gait parameters and ambulation ability between those individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic lower-limb amputation (LLA). We conducted an exploratory study of 81 male Veterans with unilateral amputation to quantify differences in spatiotemporal gait parameters and ambulatory mobility between Veterans with traumatic and nontraumatic LLA. Furthermore, we identified variables that significantly contributed to the explanation of variability in modified 2-min walk test distance. All participants completed the modified 2-min walk test and a spatiotemporal gait analysis using an instrumented walkway during a routine physical therapy visit. Veterans with nontraumatic LLA walked significantly shorter mean distances

SUBMITTER: Loyd BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5475245 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature