Table 1 Mean minima (min) and maxima (max) and range of motion (ROM) for all three joints and for all three measured planes. Data are means (±SD).
Sagittal plane
hip knee ankle
stride NT RT NT RT NT RT
min -5.6 (6.2)* -18.3 (4.5)* 6.31 (4.5)* 11.7 (3.6)* -21.3 (6.5) -22.7 (6.2)
max 42.5 (5.6)* 34.7 (4.9)* 91.8 (9.2)* 96.8 (9.2)* 29.6 (4.6) 29.5 (5.1)
ROM 48.1 (3.9) 53.0 (3.7) 85.5 (9.3) 85.0 (9.2) 50.9 (6.4)* 52.1 (6.2)*
stance NT RT NT RT NT RT
min -3.1 (7.5)* -15.4 (5.8)* 7.7 (4.6)* 12.7 (4.0)* -13.9 (10.1) -15.7 (8.6)
max 39.4 (6.0)* 28.6 (5.2)* 42.9 (5.9)* 44.2 (4.5)* 29.6 (4.6) 29.5 (5.1)
ROM 42.5 (5.1) 44.9 (5.0) 35.2 (4.0) 31.5 (3.5) 43.5 (9.0) 45.2 (7.4)
swing NT RT NT RT NT RT
min -5.6 (6.2)* -18.3 (4.5)* 6.6 (4.6)* 12.1 (3.4)* -21.3 (6.5) -22.7 (6.2)
max 42.2 (5.6)* 34.6 (5.0)* 91.9 (9.1)* 96.8 (9.2)* 16.2 (4.3) 13.4 (3.8)
ROM 47.8 (3.7) 52.9 (3.8) 85.4 (9.3) 84.7 (9.3) 37.6 (7.4) 36.6 (5.2)
Frontal plane
hip knee ankle
stride NT RT NT RT NT RT
min -6.2 (2.5) -6.8 (3.3) -1.3 (6.4) -1.0 (3.8) -6.1 (6.7) -4.7 (5.2)
max 8.1 (2.9) 8.6 (2.7) 33.8 (15.2) 29.6 (14.5) 6.6 (3.7) 6.7 (4.2)
ROM 14.3 (2.5) 15.0 (3.6) 35.1 (12.9) 30.7 (12.6) 13.4 (5.9) 12.1 (6.0)
stance NT RT NT RT NT RT
min -2.10 (3.3) -2.3 (4.2) -0.9 (6.5) -0.5 (4.0) -5.5 (6.3) -3.9 (5.1)
max 8.1 (2.9) 8.4 (2.8) 12.0 (8.8) 11.3 (7.0) 6.3 ( 3.5) 6.5 (4.1)
ROM 10.2 (3.3) 10.7 (4.1) 12.8 (6.3) 11.8 ( 4.4) 12.4 (5.5) 11.0 (4.8)
swing NT RT NT RT NT RT
min -6.2 (2.6) -6.8 (3.3) 0.0 (4.6) -0.0 (3.2) -5.5 (6.3) -4.6 (4.8)
max 4.8 (2.6) 5.0 (2.7) 33.8 (15.2) 29.7 (14.5) 4.5 (3.6) 4.1 (3.8)
ROM 11.0 (2.3) 11.8 (2.3) 33.8 (13.4) 29.7 (12.9) 10.5 (5.6) 9.3 (3.4)
Transverse plane
hip knee ankle
stride NT RT NT RT NT RT
min -6.8 (15.6) -6.8 (10.7) -31.3 (13.5) -24.8 (12.2) -21.78 (10.3) -21.0 (11.0)
max 31.9 (16.2) 28.0 (14.9) 10.5 (9.8) 11.0 (9.6) 20.87 (12.3) 17.9 (9.7)
ROM 38.7 (10.2) 34.9 (7.1) 43.0 (7.4)* 36.5 (5.0)* 42.65 (11.2) 38.9 (9.5)
stance NT RT NT RT NT RT
min -4.1 (16.6) -4.3 (11.0) -24.9 (12.4) -20.0 (10.5) -20.9 (9.9) -20.4 (11.1)
max 12.7 (18.4) 12.0 (12.6) 9.3 (10.3) 9.5 (10.4) 18.9 (12.6) 15.4 (10.5)
ROM 16.8 (5.6) 16.3 (4.78) 35.0 ( 8.3) 30.0 ( 6.4) 39.8 (10.8) 35.8 (9.3)
swing NT RT NT RT NT RT
min -4.9 (16.6) -6.1 (11.0) -31.3 (13.2) -25.0 (12.2) -15.3 (11.3) -13.8 (10.0)
max 32.5 (16.4) 28.2 (14.9) 2.2 (10.0) 5.6 (9.7) 18.9 (12.9) 17.4 (9.4)
ROM 37.4 (10.0) 34.33 (7.0) 34.6 (10.4) 31.3 (7.3) 34.2 (13.1) 31.1 (6.7)
The asterisk (*) indicates significant differences between NT and RT.