Gait symmetry in patients with unilateral partial hip arthroplasty [Tek tarafli{dotless} ki{dotless}smi kalça artroplastili hastalarda yürüme simetrisi]

Objectives: in this study gait deviations symmetry and asymmetry in patients with unilateral partial hip arthroplasty was determined. patients and methods: gait characteristics and time since operation (11.9±6.1; range 7 to 29 months) of 16 patients (9 females,7 males; mean age 61.5±16.5 years; range 27 to 86 years) with unilateral partial hip arthroplasty were evaluated. ten healthy volunteers (3 females,7 males; mean age 54.1±11.9 years; range 35 to 65 years) were included in the study as control group. quantitative gait data was collected with the vicon 370 system (oxford metrics,oxford,uk). spatio-temporal (walking velocity,cadence,step time,step length,double support time) and kinematic (joint rotation angles of pelvis and hip in sagittal plane) data were processed by using vicon clinical manager software package. spatio-temporal and kinematic gait symmetry indices of both groups were calculated. results: spatio-temporal and kinematic gait characteristics,but not the symmetry indices,of patients with unilateral partial hip arthroplasty were different from the control group (p>0.05). conclusion: findings of this study reveal that patients with unilateral partial hip arthroplasty had various gait deviations compared to healthy subjects,but that symmetry was preserved.