ABSTRACT
Background: Gait is considered as a factor of high quality in?uencing rehabilitation and quality of life. Hemiplegics show asymmetric gait pattern and return of walking ability is an important indicator of successful rehabilitation. Gender based differences exist in hemiplegic gait. This can impact the outcome of rehabilitation. Though gait analyses have been carried out in different settings, there are very little studies regarding the in?uence of gender in gait in hemiplegia. Hence our study, comparing the kinematics of hip, knee and ankle of the hemiplegic limb is carried out. Aims and Objectives: The objective of the study is a comparison of gait analysis parameters of stroke survivors based on gender using Instrumental Gait Analysis (IGA) system. The present study is the outcome of an observational study Methods: conducted in the Gait Laboratory of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College Kottayam. 100 subjects were selected for the study ful?lling the inclusion criteria. ISen3.08 system and STT-IWS sensors were used to carry out the Gait analysis and kinematic data was collected. Quantitative data was analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis. Qualitative data was expressed as frequency and percentage. The mid stance knee and ankle and terminal stance Results: knee were statistically signi?cant. In mid stance, mean knee angle in males was -1.90 whereas in females it was 0.26. In terminal stance, males showed 9.08 and females 12.28. The ankle in midstance showed a value of -0.33 in males and 1.30 in females. This study con?rms that there are gender based variations in the angular kinematic parameters in Conclusion: hemiplegic gait. Females are more severely affected in various phases of gait cycle with signi?cant involvement in the mid stance and terminal stance phases