Table 1: Main parameters analyzed (mean values ± standard deviation) in Dry-Land (DL) and Underwater (UW) conditions.
Patient Control Group
Right Side Injured Left Side Both Sides
Parameters DL UW DL UW DL UW
Stride duration [s] 1.57 ± 0.06 2.67 ± 0.31 1.57 ± 0.07 2.65 ± 0.49 1.11 ± 0.11 2.75 ± 0.67
Stance percentage [%] 69 ± 2 67 ± 9 68 ± 9 75 ± 8 58 ± 3 60 ± 5
Stride distance [cm] 60 ± 2 59 ± 7 56 ± 9 59 ± 24 161 ± 14 150 ± 12
Walking Speed [cm/s] 38 ± 2 22 ± 3 36 ± 5 24 ± 14 147 ± 19 58 ± 15
Hip Flexion-extension ROM [deg] 33 ± 3 36 ± 5 24 ± 3 23 ± 6 36 ± 3 36 ± 9
Knee Flexion-extension ROM [deg] 72 ± 4 83 ± 15 36 ± 5 39 ± 8 65 ± 4 60 ± 18
Knee Flexion-extension at heel strike [deg] -7 ± 2 18 ± 5 -4 ± 3 9 ± 9 -4 ± 6 19 ± 8
Knee Flexion-extension at toe-off [deg] 46 ± 2 63 ± 9 23 ± 5 32 ± 8 35 ± 8 40 ± 15
Knee Flexion-extension maximum [deg] 63 ± 3 93 ± 15 30 ± 4 36 ± 8 57 ± 4 65 ± 19
Gait cycle percentage at maximum knee flexionextension [%] 77 ± 2 74 ± 3 63 ± 4 78 ± 14 69 ± 1 71 ± 4
Ankle Dorsi-plantar flexion ROM [deg] 23 ± 2 28 ± 11 20 ± 2 18 ± 12 30 ± 4 38 ± 14
Gait cycle percentage at minimum ankle dorsiplantar flexion [%] 7 ± 3 62 ± 8 8 ± 3 50 ± 27 63 ± 2 59 ± 9