Thorax, pelvis and hip pattern in the frontal plane during walking in unilateral transtibial amputees: biomechanical analysis
Título del documento: Thorax, pelvis and hip pattern in the frontal plane during walking in unilateral transtibial amputees: biomechanical analysis
Revista: Brazilian journal of physical therapy
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000380161
ISSN: 1809-9246
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Departamento de Terapia Fisica, Alcorcón, Madrid. España
2Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Granada. España
Año:
Periodo: May-Jun
Volumen: 18
Número: 3
Paginación: 252-258
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Aplicado, analítico
Resumen en inglés Lower limb amputees exhibit postural control deficits during standing which can affect their walking ability. Objectives: The primary purpose of the present study was to analyze the thorax, pelvis, and hip kinematics and the hip internal moment in the frontal plane during gait in subjects with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation (UTA). Method: The participants included 25 people with UTA and 25 non-amputees as control subjects. Gait analysis was performed using the Vicon® Motion System. We analyzed the motion of the thorax, pelvis, and hip (kinematics) as well as the hip internal moment in the frontal plane. Results: The second peak of the hip abductor moment was significantly lower on the prosthetic side than on the sound side (p=.01) and the control side (right: p=.01; left: p=.01). During middle stance, the opposite side of the pelvis was higher on the prosthetic side compared to the control side (right: p=.01: left: p=.01). Conclusions: The joint internal moment at the hip in the frontal plane was lower on the prosthetic side than on the sound side or the control side. Thorax and pelvis kinematics were altered during the stance phase on the prosthetic side, presumably because there are mechanisms which affect postural control during walking
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Traumatología y ortopedia,
Terapia física,
Postura,
Amputación,
Miembros inferiores,
Marcha,
Movimiento articular,
Pelvis
Keyword: Medicine,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Traumatology and orthopedics,
Posture,
Amputation,
Lower limbs,
Gait,
Joint movement,
Pelvis
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