Gait analysis of 52-week-old wild-type and Col13a1−/− male mice
| Test type | Test | Limb | Col13a1+/+ (N = 6 or 7) (mean ± SEM) | Col13a1−/− (N = 6 or 7) (mean ± SEM) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catwalk | Swing duration | Front | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.513 |
| Time (s) | Hind | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.10 ± 0.00 | 0.0005*** | |
| Stand duration | Front | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.05 | 0.176 | |
| Time (s) | Hind | 0.21 ± 0.02 | 0.25 ± 0.07 | 0.183 | |
| Stride length | Front | 5.78 ± 0.45 | 5.29 ± 0.63 | 0.180 | |
| Length (mm) | Hind | 5.43 ± 0.35 | 4.47 ± 0.60 | 0.007** | |
| Support width | Front | 1.54 ± 0.11 | 1.27 ± 0.15 | 0.006** | |
| Width (cm) | Hind | 2.29 ± 0.10 | 2.40 ± 0.21 | 0.281 |