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Table 4 The maximum values for the gait kinematics of the pelvis and lower limb kinematics for the two age groups

From: The three-dimensional kinematics and spatiotemporal parameters of gait in 6–10 year old typically developed children in the Cape Metropole of South Africa – a pilot study

 

Group A

Group B

 
 

6–8 years (n = 11)

9–10 years (n = 17)

P value

 

median

range

median

range

Pelvis X

18.2

12.5–24.9

19.5

7.0–28.6

0.495

Pelvis Y

6.0

3.4–8.6

5.7

2.6–9.4

0.944

Pelvis Z

6.6

4.0–11.9

8.1

3.4–11.7

0.249

Hip X

43.6

41.8–51.5

46.2

35.2–57.6

0.196

Hip Y

7.2

4.5–11.0

8.4

4.8–11.1

0.438

Hip Z

2.5

−5.1–10.0

0.01

−9.7–5.8

0.115

Knee X

65.0

54.7–71.3

64.8

50.6–70.5

0.906

Knee Y

4.9

−3.1–11.8

2.6

−2.5–10.6

0.312

Knee Z

6.8

−0.1–13.2

5.4

−8.9–21.5

0.384

Ankle X

16.5

12.4–20.5

16.4

6.6–23.1

0.557

Foot Progression Z

−1.8

−17.8–4.8

−4.1

−18.7–5.5

0.525

  1. (X) Sagittal Plane; (Y) Frontal Plane; (Z) Transverse Plane