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Table 4 Correlations for gait parameters and future falls after ankle fractures

From: Differences in gait and trunk movement between patients after ankle fracture and healthy subjects

Variable

Fall

Correlation

p value*

Walking speed (m/s)

0.27

0.458

Step length (cm)

0.19

0.599

Cadence (step/min)

0.27

0.458

AP acceleration RMS (g)

0.08

0.832

 Symmetry

0.08

0.834

 Stride regularity

0.27

0.452

ML acceleration RMS (g)

0.31

0.390

 Acceleration RMSR

0.72

0.018

VT acceleration RMS (g)

0.12

0.752

 Symmetry

0.34

0.332

 Stride regularity

0.46

0.184

  1. LEFS Lower Extremity Functional Scale, AP anterior–posterior, ML medial–lateral, VT vertical, RMS root mean square, RMSR root mean square ratio
  2. * Correlations between Gait parameters and future falls were analyzed with the use of Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
  3. Italic values indicate significance of p  value (p  < 0.05)
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