Stride lengths were measured at a walk and trot using gait analysis software.
We then assessed muscle coordination using gait analysis.
However, only four studies assessed physical functioning using gait analysis [ 22, 26, 31, 34].
The studies that used gait analysis [ 44, 46] revealed differences between the surgical approaches, while this result failed to be identified by means of a questionnaire [ 45].
To date, there are very few studies that have used gait analysis to show how the improvements in gait parameters come about after BWSTT or conventional therapy.
Gait analysis was conducted using GAIT software (Noveltec Inc., Kobe, Japan) [ 12, 13].
Ten raters, 4 experienced, 4 inexperienced and 2 experts, individually evaluated these videotaped gait patterns of the patients twice, by using a structured gait analysis form.
In addition to performing macroscopic and microscopic evaluations of joint tissue structure, we determined mechanical allodynia (pain caused by stimuli that do not normally evoke pain [ 23]) and locomotive function of the hindlimbs by using the TreadScan™ gait analysis system (CleverSys Inc., Reston, VA, USA).
To assess the onset and severity of arthritis, stride length was assessed using walking gait analysis.
