Table 2. Discrete lower-limb joint angle parameters in HRFS-AN, HRFS-GR and HNRFS.
Parameter HRFS-AN HRFS-GR HNRFS Overall p-value GR - AN MD [95% CI] p-value HNRFS - AN MD [95% CI] p-value HNRFS - GR MD [95% CI] p-value
Hip Angle (deg) Sagittal max 33.43±7.46 32.05±9.05 35.98±5.02 0.354 -1.38 [-6.33, 3.58]
0.724
2.56 [-2.94, 8.05]
0.724
3.93 [-1.56, 9.43]
0.483
Sagittal min -4.83±4.65 -8.35±7.87 -1.99±7.04 0.046* -3.52 [-8.40, 1.37]
0.317
2.84 [-2.19, 7.88]
0.317
6.36 [1.32, 11.39]
0.040*
Sagittal rom 37.89±5.48 40.36±5.53 37.99±6.35 0.161 2.47 [-0.09, 5.04]
0.177
0.10 [-4.35, 4.56]
0.963
-2.37 [-6.82, 2.08]
0.594
Coronal max 7.25±3.70 7.94±3.20 7.83±4.08 0.773 0.69 [-1.31, 2.68]
1.000
0.58 [-2.23, 3.39]
1.000
-0.11 [-2.91, 2.70]
1.000
Coronal min -3.55±3.25 -4.78±3.68 -4.50±3.20 0.514 -1.23 [-3.44, 0.97]
0.820
-0.95 [-3.50, 1.60]
0.932
0.28 [-2.26, 2.83]
0.932
Coronal rom 10.81±2.57 12.72±4.03 12.24±4.14 0.182 1.91 [-0.10, 3.93]
0.186
1.43 [-1.36, 4.23]
0.631
-0.48 [-3.28, 2.31]
0.735
Transverse max 7.24±4.11 7.87±2.85 8.42±6.85 0.698 0.63 [-1.12, 2.38]
1.000
1.18 [-2.88, 5.24]
1.000
0.55 [-3.50, 4.61]
1.000
Transverse min -4.94±5.33 -4.31±3.66 -3.36±5.73 0.690 0.63 [-2.05, 3.31]
1.000
1.59 [-2.25, 5.42]
1.000
0.96 [-2.88, 4.79]
1.000
Transverse rom 12.16±4.19 12.13±3.24 11.77±3.02 0.948 -0.03 [-2.48, 2.41]
1.000
-0.39 [-3.03, 2.25]
1.000
-0.36 [-3.00, 2.28]
1.000
Knee Angle (deg) Sagittal max -15.50±5.49 -14.74±3.83 -13.73±6.49 0.615 0.76 [-1.43, 2.95]
1.000
1.78 [-2.45, 6.00]
1.000
1.01 [-3.21, 5.24]
1.000
Sagittal min -78.49±15.22 -85.50±13.17 -90.95±14.48 0.035* -7.01 [-13.92, -0.10]
0.094
-12.46 [-23.28, -1.64]
0.072
-5.45 [-16.28, 5.37]
0.323
Sagittal rom 63.08±16.42 70.87±12.95 77.33±14.53 0.013* 7.79 [1.29, 14.30]
0.038*
14.25 [3.17, 25.33]
0.035*
6.46 [-4.62, 17.54]
0.253
Coronal max 4.40±5.12 5.12±3.81 3.62±4.99 0.652 0.72 [-1.63, 3.08]
1.000
-0.77 [-4.33, 2.79]
1.000
-1.50 [-5.06, 2.07]
1.000
Coronal min -7.67±4.00 -6.79±3.68 -8.46±3.66 0.469 0.88 [-1.39, 3.14]
0.896
-0.79 [-3.64, 2.06]
0.896
-1.67 [-4.52, 1.18]
0.752
Coronal rom 12.06±3.10 11.96±3.13 12.03±5.27 0.996 -0.10 [-2.43, 2.23]
1.000
-0.03 [-3.13, 3.07]
1.000
0.06 [-3.04, 3.16]
1.000
Transverse max 1.89±10.78 2.66±4.69 5.54±5.22 0.399 0.77 [-4.05, 5.59]
0.755
3.64 [-1.89, 9.18]
0.590
2.88 [-2.66, 8.41]
0.616
Transverse min -12.05±9.34 -13.91±3.38 -10.66±5.30 0.406 -1.86 [-6.83, 3.11]
0.927
1.39 [-3.50, 6.27]
0.927
3.25 [-1.64, 8.13]
0.578
Transverse rom 13.92±4.28 16.55±3.69 16.26±5.53 0.097 2.63 [0.29, 4.98]
0.083
2.34 [-1.21, 5.89]
0.393
-0.29 [-3.84, 3.25]
0.871
Ankle Angle (deg) Sagittal max 11.83±4.14 16.17±7.43 11.92±8.13 0.077 4.33 [0.53, 8.14]
0.077
0.08 [-5.16, 5.33]
0.975
-4.25 [-9.49, 0.99]
0.224
Sagittal min -24.77±9.32 -25.42±10.62 -25.04±11.48 0.948 -0.65 [-4.72, 3.42]
1.000
-0.27 [-8.35, 7.81]
1.000
0.38 [-7.70, 8.46]
1.000
Sagittal rom 36.51±7.34 41.83±7.94 37.15±8.87 0.094 5.33 [0.46, 10.19]
0.096
0.65 [-5.50, 6.79]
0.837
-4.68 [-10.82, 1.46]
0.271
Coronal max 1.81±7.39 0.90±6.98 7.41±6.44 0.034* -0.91 [-6.11, 4.30]
0.733
5.60 [0.37, 10.84]
0.072
6.51 [1.27, 11.75]
0.044*
Coronal min -12.98±6.36 -13.25±8.55 -9.67±3.54 0.278 -0.27 [-4.46, 3.93]
0.901
3.32 [-1.49, 8.12]
0.431
3.58 [-1.22, 8.39]
0.431
Coronal rom 14.73±4.89 14.03±3.02 17.02±5.68 0.258 -0.70 [-2.76, 1.37]
0.506
2.29 [-1.37, 5.95]
0.442
2.99 [-0.67, 6.65]
0.330
Transverse max 5.11±10.10 1.36±5.86 6.76±4.99 0.103 -3.76 [-8.40, 0.88]
0.225
1.65 [-3.80, 7.10]
0.553
5.41 [-0.04, 10.86]
0.155
Transverse min -6.17±10.53 -11.12±7.68 -5.79±4.36 0.083 -4.96 [-9.85, -0.07]
0.140
0.37 [-5.49, 6.23]
0.901
5.33 [-0.53, 11.19]
0.149
Transverse rom 11.23±3.18 12.58±3.26 12.57±3.08 0.280 1.35 [-0.44, 3.13]
0.421
1.34 [-1.05, 3.73]
0.543
-0.01 [-2.39, 2.38]
0.997
COM (cm) Vertical rom 10.33±1.91 10.21±1.75 10.86±1.36 0.549 -0.11 [-0.59, 0.36]
0.911
0.53 [-0.69, 1.75]
0.911
0.64 [-0.58, 1.86]
0.911
A-P rom 4.36±0.73 4.42±1.09 4.24±0.91 0.862 0.07 [-0.43, 0.56]
1.000
-0.12 [-0.81, 0.58]
1.000
-0.18 [-0.88, 0.51]
1.000
M-L rom 2.83±0.74 3.05±0.75 2.75±0.90 0.448 0.22 [-0.18, 0.62]
0.869
-0.08 [-0.70, 0.53]
0.869
-0.30 [-0.91, 0.31]
0.869
Values are mean ± SD,
* p<0.05.
GR: HRFS-GR; AN:HRFS-AN; COM: center of mass; ROM: range of motion; A-P: anterior-posterior; M-L: medial-lateral.