Pelvic Obliquity

0% · Heel strike

Pelvic obliquity (cm)
Left crest higher (+)Left crest lower (−)-1.5-1-0.50 cm0.511.50102030405060708090100Heel strikeFoot flatMidstanceHeel offToe offFeet adjacentTibia verticalHeel strikePercent of gait cycle
Gait cycle: 0%
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Chapters
Explanations and references

Frontal Plane Kinematics → ROM → Pelvis

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The graph shows crest-height difference in centimeters, not degrees, for an assumed 175 cm adult. The pelvis close-up draws the tilt three times larger than life so the difference is easy to follow; every number shown is the true value.

Learning objectives

Read left iliac-crest height relative to the right through one gait cycle, seen from behind.