... when compared with young women. None of these studies, however, provides conclusive evidence of the effects of aging on the gait patterns of the elderly population because of small sample ... range of motion, average velocity of the center of gravity, step length, stride length, and vertical excursion of the center of gravity. Step length was measured as the distance in the line of ... group with the elderly group using leg-length measurements was considered crucial because of the influence of leg length on stride length.6 The results of our study are in close agreement with...