Gender differences in knee kinematics of Chinese during running

doi:10.3877/cma.j.issn.1674-134X.2019.05.008

Abstract

Abstract:

Objective

To investigate the kinematics of Chinese normal knee of running and compare gender differences.

Methods

Knee six-degree of freedom (6-DOF) kinematics of running were performed on 40 healthy adults (22 males and 18 females). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS v16.0. The gender differences of kinematics were compared by one-way ANOVA.

Results

There were gender differences in kinematics of running in normal people. Gender differences mainly occured in the adduction/abduction angle. The average abduction angle of female was greater than that of male (F=5.563, P <0.05). During the swing phase, the maximum abduction angle (F=6.476, P <0.05) and average angle (F=12.397, P <0.01) of female was greater than that of male, while the maximum adduction angle in male was greater than that of female (F=8.425, P <0.01). The external rotation angle (F=7.220, P <0.01) and the maximum anterior translation (F=5.966, P <0.05) of female during the swing phase were greater than that of the male. There was no statistical difference between the flexion/extension, the medial/lateral translation and proximal/distal translation (P >0.05).

Conclusions

During running, the kinematics of knee is related to gender, and kinematic differences mainly exist in both frontal and transverse planes. The kinematics parameters of running in different genders provided in this study can provide valuable information for injury prevention, disease treatment and rehabilitation.

Key words: Gait, Biomechanical phenomena, Knee, Running, Health, Sex

Rixu Liu, Jianyu Zou, Shicong Zheng, Dongyang Qian, Yushu Chen, Bo Bai, Yu Zhang, Yi Chen. Gender differences in knee kinematics of Chinese during running[J]. Chinese Journal of Joint Surgery(Electronic Edition), 2019, 13(05): 559-566.

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性别	例数	年龄(岁)	身高(cm)	体重(kg)	身体质量指数(kg/m²)
女	18	20.8±2.2	160.0±4.9	52.1±7.1	20.2±1.9
男	22	22.9±3.6	172.0±7.5	64.6±7.5	21.7±1.7
F值	?	4.392	33.655	28.989	7.581
P值	?	<0.05	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01

性别	例数	年龄(岁)	身高(cm)	体重(kg)	身体质量指数(kg/m²)
女	18	20.8±2.2	160.0±4.9	52.1±7.1	20.2±1.9
男	22	22.9±3.6	172.0±7.5	64.6±7.5	21.7±1.7
F值	?	4.392	33.655	28.989	7.581
P值	?	<0.05	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01

性别	例数	站立期				摆动期
性别	例数	最大角度	最小角度	角度范围	平均角度	最大角度	最小角度	角度范围	平均角度
女	18	37.1±5.1	14.0±5.9	23.1±3.5	26.7±4.8	75.9±6.0	15.5±4.7	60.4±5.8	45.8±4.5
男	22	36.2±6.1	12.3±6.0	23.9±5.5	26.0±5.4	77.0±7.3	15.6±5.8	61.4±7.5	46.8±5.3
F值	?	0.528	1.620	0.534	0.397	0.491	0.0001	0.468	0.875
P值	?	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05

性别	例数	站立期				摆动期
性别	例数	最大角度	最小角度	角度范围	平均角度	最大角度	最小角度	角度范围	平均角度
女	18	37.1±5.1	14.0±5.9	23.1±3.5	26.7±4.8	75.9±6.0	15.5±4.7	60.4±5.8	45.8±4.5
男	22	36.2±6.1	12.3±6.0	23.9±5.5	26.0±5.4	77.0±7.3	15.6±5.8	61.4±7.5	46.8±5.3
F值	?	0.528	1.620	0.534	0.397	0.491	0.0001	0.468	0.875
P值	?	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05

性别	例数	站立期				摆动期
性别	例数	最大角度	最小角度	角度范围	平均角度	最大角度	最小角度	角度范围	平均角度
女	18	3.35±2.50	－1.20±2.42	4.55±2.12	0.96±2.14	5.79±2.73	－1.74±2.77^*	7.53±3.06	2.00±2.31^*
男	22	3.06±1.78	－1.42±1.58	4.48±1.85	1.11±1.50	4.08±3.18	－3.52±2.70^*	7.60±2.31	0.11±2.46^*
F值	?	0.355	0.238	0.023	0.138	6.476	8.425	0.014	12.397
P值	?	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	<0.05	<0.01	>0.05	<0.01

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