Research Article

Ankle-Injury Patients Perform More Microadjustments during Walking: Evidence from Velocity Profiles in Gait Analysis

Table 2

Velocity measurements in the gait cycle.

MarkerParameter in GCPatients (, gait cycle #)Controls (, gait cycle #) value

TTU (mm/10−2s)<0.001
(%)0.929
(mm/10−2s)<0.001
(%)0.009

LML (mm/10−2s)<0.001
(%)<0.001
(mm/10−2s)<0.001
(%)0.801

CCL (mm/10−2s)<0.001
(%)<0.001
(mm/10−2s)0.134
(%)0.087

DMT2 (mm/10−2s)<0.001
(%)<0.001
(mm/10−2s)0.002
(%)0.650

HLX (mm/10−2s)<0.001
(%)<0.001
(mm/10−2s)0.600
(%)0.255

Notes: TTU: tibial tuberosity; LML: lateral malleolus; CCL: dorsal calcaneus; DMT2: distal 2nd metatarsal; HLX: hallux; : maximal velocity; : minimal velocity; : time to maximal velocity; : time to minimal velocity.