Table 2. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients () that were used to quantify the relationship between leg-length inequality and degree of gait symmetry for a sample of able-bodied subjects (n = 26). Degree of symmetry for sagittal-plane knee joint moment and power, and ankle joint moment and power were moderately and negatively related to leg-length inequality. This indicates that as leg-length inequality increased, gait symmetry for knee and ankle joint moment and power decreased.
| Joint |
Measure |
r value |
p value |
| Hip |
Angle |
-.30 |
.135 |
|
Moment |
-.38 |
.053 |
|
Power |
-.36 |
.072 |
| Knee |
Angle |
-.29 |
.155 |
|
Moment |
-.48 |
.013 |
|
Power |
-.51 |
.008 |
| Ankle |
Angle |
-.34 |
.094 |
|
Moment |
-.41 |
.035 |
|
Power |
-.42 |
.032 |
