Gait analysis in patients with knee osteoarthritis walking at normal speed on the flat ground

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the gait characters of patients in knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) during walking with normal speed on the flat ground and try to search after the cause of formation of unstability when they walk; Methods : To test the gait parameters of 22 patients in KOA when walking by using the footscan® SCSI high frequency plate system; Results : Differences exist in the parameters of the patients in left knee pain, right knee and double knees pain including the gait cycle, the contact time between every plantar region and ground, and foot balance; Conclusion : The gait parameters of the patients in KOA show the unstable factor appear in walking.