Comparison of Gait Symmetry and Joint Moments in Unilateral and Bilateral Hip Osteoarthritis Patients and Healthy Controls

• DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.756460
• Publication Date: 2021-11-04T05:57:30Z
• Authors: S. van Drongelen; S. Braun; F. Stief; A. Meurer
• Keywords: ddc:610; joint load; 610; Bioengineering and Biotechnology; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 617; unilateral; hip osteoarthritis (hip OA); bilateral; TP248.13-248.65; gait symmetry; Biotechnology

Patients with unilateral hip osteoarthritis show a characteristic gait pattern in which they unload the affected leg and overload unaffected leg. Information on characteristics of patients bilateral is very limited. The main purposes this study were to investigate whether both legs deviates from healthy controls more symmetrical joint load compared patients. In prospective study, 26 osteoarthritis, included. three groups matched for gender, age walking speed. scheduled total arthroplasty affected/more painful side. All participants underwent three-dimensional analysis. Gait kinematics kinetics using Statistical Parametric Mapping. Corrected speed, differed controls. Bilateral had knee loading, contrast asymmetrical loading ipsilateral could be included studies addition as no differences found. Although frontal plane moments, pathological external adduction moment second half stance was present osteoarthritis. lateral adjustment may initiate or accelerate progression degenerative changes compartment knee.