The effect of acetabular fracture surgery on gait biomechanics; A prospective longitudinal cohort study
Fourteen patients surgically treated for an acetabular fracture and fourteen controls were included. At 3 months post-surgery, patients exhibited reduced self-selected gait speed, cadence, and stride length compared to 6- and 12 months of follow-up and compared to the healthy controls. Additionally, hip range of motion and moment were decreased at 3 months but returned to normal levels by 6 months. These findings suggest that the compensatory strategy for offloading the hip joint may involve temporarily reducing spatiotemporal parameters, range of motion, and moment, thereby minimizing the required hip abduction muscle force.
Authors
- Frank F. A. IJpma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9420-2732)
- Neeltje M. Trouwborst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0500-8322)
- Jean‐Paul P.M. de Vries (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2669-320X)
- Juha M. Hijmans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3968-9602)
- Kaj ten Duis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8920-8796)
- Hester Banierink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0030-631X)
- Linda M. Bakker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0121-8383)
- Chantal M.I. Beijersbergen
- Inge H. F. Reininga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1341-845X)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gait & Posture
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.04.018
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00