Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2010
Abstract
Background
The role of ischemia reperfusion contributing to functional impairment in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients has not previously been elucidated. The evaluation of gait variability patterns has proven useful in many pathologic populations. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to isolate and determine the specific effect of the acute reperfusion phase of ischemia-reperfusion on gait variability in young individuals with no vascular disease.
Materials and Methods
Thirty healthy young individuals walked on a treadmill during baseline and the acute reperfusion phase of ischemia-reperfusion conditions while lower extremity joint kinematics were captured. Stride to stride variability was assessed using the largest Lyapunov exponent, approximate entropy, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. Differences in gait variability between conditions were assessed using dependent t-tests.
Results
The largest Lyapunov exponent values and approximate entropy values were significantly higher in the acute reperfusion phase of ischemia-reperfusion condition for the ankle, knee, and the hip. Coefficient of variation was significantly higher at the hip and standard deviation was higher at the knee and the hip during the acute reperfusion phase of ischemia-reperfusion condition.
Conclusions
The acute reperfusion phase of the ischemia-reperfusion cycle alters gait variability patterns at the ankle, knee, and the hip in healthy young individuals. Our findings indicate increased noise and irregularity of gait variability patterns post-ischemia. In young healthy individuals who do not have neuromuscular impairments, significant gait alterations are present during walking after a period of interruption of blood flow.
Journal Title
Journal of Surgical Research
Volume
164
Issue
1
First Page
6
Last Page
12
Recommended Citation
Myers, Sara A.; Stergiou, Nikolaos; Pipinos, Iraklis; and Johanning, Jason, "Gait Variability Patterns are Altered in Healthy Young Individuals During the Acute Reperfusion Phase of Ischemia-Reperfusion" (2010). Journal Articles. 56.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/biomechanicsarticles/56
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Comments
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Surgical Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Surgical Research, [Vol. 164, Issue 1 (2010)] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2010.04.030.