Linked Life Data

11544061

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/11544061

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-6
pubmed:abstractText
After hip arthroplasty, many patients continue to exhibit abnormal gait patterns. The purpose of this study was to compare the vertical ground reaction forces of a group of 27 individuals who have undergone hip arthroplasty with a group of 35 normal control subjects. Specific force measures were determined from vertical ground reaction forces collected on a treadmill instrumented with two force plates. Symmetry indices were calculated on both groups of subjects. First and second peak forces, loading rate, impulse, and stance time were significantly less, while time to first peak force was significantly greater on the affected leg of the hip arthroplasty subjects when compared to their unaffected leg, or to the control group. The hip arthroplasty group showed greater asymmetry of ground reaction forces than the control group did. Bilateral asymmetric limb loading persists well after unilateral hip replacement surgery. Ground reaction force measures have been shown to be an effective means of quantifying the antalgic gait of hip arthroplasty patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0966-6362
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
104-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Vertical ground reaction forces: objective measures of gait following hip arthroplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky, 219 Seaton Center, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. mccrory@pop.uky.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't