Ground reaction forces during walking with different load and slope combinations in rats

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 1 Effect of SLOPE and LOAD on the examined variables: P values

Variable ^a	RAT	SLOPE*LOAD ^b	SLOPE	LOAD
FmaxFL (N)	0.0012	NS	<0.0001	<0.0001
FmaxHL (N)	0.0011	NS	<0.0001	<0.0001
DFmax (N)	0.0016	NS	<0.0001	<0.0001
TstanceFL (ms)	0.0015	0.0006	NS	<0.0001
TstanceHL (ms)	0.0014	<0.0001	0.0217	<0.0001
DTstance (ms)	0.0029	NS	0.0010	0.0004
FintFL (N.ms)	0.0013	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
FintHL (N.ms)	0.0012	0.0041	<0.0001	<0.0001
DFint (N.ms)	0.0019	0.0002	<0.0001	<0.0001
RCFL (N/s)	0.0013	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
RCHL (N/s)	0.0013	NS	0.0020	<0.0001
DRC (N/s)	0.0014	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001

^a FL fore-limb, HL hind-limb, D FL-HL, Fmax peak ground reaction force, Tstance time that a paw has contact with the measuring plate, Fint total force measured during stance, impulse, RC rate of force rise
^bNS, P > 0.01 In this case, the interaction SLOPE*LOAD was not included in