Gait symmetry in patients with functional ankle instability-based on vector coding technology
10.3969/j.issn.1001-1242.2025.09.013
- VernacularTitle:功能性踝关节不稳患者步态对称性的研究:基于矢量编码技术
- Author:
Qian-feng MA
1
;
Li LI
;
Jian DING
Author Information
1. 南京师范大学体育科学学院,江苏省 南京市,210023
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
functional ankle instability;
gait symmetry;
healthy side and affected side;
coordination mode;
co-ordination variability
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
2025;40(9):1373-1379
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore gait symmetry of unilateral functional ankle instability(FAI).Method:Fifteen male subjects with right functional ankle instability were recruited,Qualisys was used to col-lect and intercept gait cycle data on both sides.Coupling angle and standard deviation of the coupling angle were calculated using Matlab and the effect size was evaluated using Cohen's d.Result:①The coupling angles of the healthy side and the affected side were different in the sagittal plane.The average coupling angles of the hip-knee joint and the hip-ankle joint were higher on the healthy side than on the affected side in the pre-swing period(P<0.05,d=1.02;d=1.11);The average coupling angle of the knee to ankle was higher in 50%of the healthy side than the affected side after the end of support(P<0.05,d=1.21),higher in the pre-swing stage than in the affected side(P<0.05,d=1.07),and lower in 25%—50%of the healthy side during the swing stage than in the affected side(P<0.01,d=1.51).②The coupling angle between the healthy side and the affected side was different in the coronal plane only between the hip and an-kle joint,that is,the healthy side was higher than the affected side in the pre-swing stage(P<0.05,d=1.07)and the healthy side was higher than the affected side in the last part of the gait swing stage(P<0.05,d=1.06).③The standard deviation of coupling angle of sagittal plane of healthy side was lower than that of af-fected side(P<0.01),and the standard deviation of coupling angle of coronal plane of healthy side was high-er than that of affected side(P<0.01).Conclusion:①In patients with functional ankle instability,the coordination pattern of the affected side was mainly in the same pattern of proximal sagittal domination and the reverse pattern of distal coronal domina-tion,that is,the dominance of the ankle joint increased,while the dominance of the hip and knee joint de-creased.②The lower or higher variability of knee-ankle joint in sagittal plane or hip-ankle joint in coronal plane respectively than that of healthy side suggest that ankle joint on the affected side has lower gait adapt-ability,resulting in gait asymmetry and increasing the risk of ankle joint injury.③Based on the above re-sults,it is suggested that future rehabilitation therapy should focus on strengthening the strength of the knee extensor and abductor muscles of the affected hip,improving the symmetry of the left and right gait of unilat-eral FAI,and reducing the risk of recurrent injury in patients with ankle instability.
