Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Table 4 Comparison of the average kinematics during gait cycle between the mild low-arched (MLA) group with control (CON) group at baseline state

From: The effect of backpack load on intersegmental motions of the foot and plantar pressure in individuals with mild flatfoot

		Gait cycle phases
		IC	LR	MS	TS	PSw	ISw	MSw	TSw
Hallux	Sagittal	0.393	0.315	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.035	0.971	0.684	0.218
	Transverse	0.739	0.912	0.853	0.739	0.971	0.280	0.796	0.796
Forefoot	Sagittal	0.011	< 0.001	0.019	0.001	0.019	0.190	0.052	0.015
	Coronal	0.015	0.011	0.035	0.005	< 0.001	0.015	0.009	0.015
	Transverse	0.009	0.007	0.011	0.001	0.004	0.011	0.009	0.009
Hindfoot	Sagittal	0.481	0.529	0.739	0.315	0.023	0.393	0.529	0.436
	Coronal	0.029	0.009	0.019	0.001	0.004	0.009	0.003	0.002
	Transverse	0.123	0.075	0.280	0.063	0.075	0.009	0.105	0.579

Note: Data are presented as P values (Mann–Whitney U test between the CON and MLA group)
Abbreviations: IC initial contact, ISw initial swing, LR load response, MS mid-stance, MSw mid-swing, PSw pre-swing, TS terminal stance, TSw terminal-swing

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