Abstract
Results: Student’s T-Test found statistically significant differences between patients with ankle fracture and control group for all parameters. Patients with ankle fracture had lower knee ROM during swing phase compared to control (average of 43 compared to 66.7 , respectively, p value< 0.001). Maximum knee flexion angle during stance was lower in patients with ankle fracture compared to control (average of 10.5 compared to 21.2 , respectively, p value< 0.001). Patients with ankle fracture had lower gait cycle thigh and calf ROM angles in comparison to control (averages of 30.8 , 52.9 in patients group compared to 42.5 ,78.9 in control group, respectively, p value< 0.001). Patients with ankle fracture had longer average stride duration than control (average of 1.4 seconds compared to 1 second, respectively, p value< 0.001). Analysis of differences between severity groups did not reveal any statistically significant findings. Conclusions: Gait kinematic characteristics vary between healthy people and patients recovering an ankle fracture injury during the short-term period post injury. The gait profile was not significantly different between fracture severity groups.
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