Comparison of Gait Symmetry and Joint Moments in Unilateral and Bilateral Hip Osteoarthritis Patients and Healthy Controls.

ABSTRACT: Patients with unilateral hip osteoarthritis show a characteristic gait pattern in which they unload the affected leg and overload the unaffected leg. Information on the gait characteristics of patients with bilateral hip osteoarthritis is very limited. The main purposes of this study were to investigate whether the gait pattern of both legs of patients with bilateral hip osteoarthritis deviates from healthy controls and whether bilateral hip osteoarthritis patients show a more symmetrical joint load compared to unilateral hip osteoarthritis patients. In this prospective study, 26 patients with bilateral hip osteoarthritis, 26 patients with unilateral hip osteoarthritis and 26 healthy controls were included. The three groups were matched for gender, age and walking speed. Patients were sche

SUBMITTER: van Drongelen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599579 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature