Research Article

[Retracted] Gait Improvement in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis after Proximal Fibular Osteotomy

Table 3

Spatiotemporal variables expressed as mean (SD) for KOA and control groups.

PreoperationPostoperationControl
AffectedUnaffectedAffectedUnaffected

Step length (m)0.44 (0.10)0.44 (0.11)0.48 (0.08)0.49 (0.08)0.61(0.04)
Step time (s)0.61 (0.11)0.57 (0.04)0.60 (0.14)0.57 (0.06)0.52 (0.04)
Step cadence (step/s)1.68 (0.25)1.76 (0.13)1.74 (0.30)1.77 (0.19)1.94 (0.12)
Single support phase (%gait cycle)31.23 (7.28)34.89 (5.64)#35.30 (3.80)36.17 (3.44)39.15 (3.80)
Swing phase (%gait cycle)36.44 (3.94)32.78 (5.39)#35.92 (3.72)34.66 (3.66)38.94 (8.18)
Gait speed (m/s)0.73 (0.23)0.85 (0.19)1.18 (0.09)
Gait width (m)0.14 (0.04)0.12 (0.04)0.11 (0.01)
Stride length (m)0.87 (0.20)0.97 (0.15)1.22 (0.08)
Double support phase (%gait cycle)32.33 (9.11)29.17 (6.50)22.11 (8.18)

Significant difference compared with control. #Significant difference compared with affected limb preoperatively.