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Three-dimensional gait analyses were performed on 42 patients with chronic stroke and 10 age-matched controls. Pelvis-toe distance (PTD) was calculated as the absolute distance between an anterior superior iliac spine marker and a toe marker during gait normalized by PTD in the bipedal stance. The shortening peak during the swing phase was then quantified as PTDmin. The sagittal clearance angle, the frontal compensatory angle, gait speed, and the observational gait scale were also collected. PTDmin in the stroke group showed less shortening on the affected side and excessive shortening on the non-affected side compared to controls. PTDmin on the affected side correlated negatively with the sagittal clearance peak angle and positively with the frontal compensatory peak angle in the stroke group. PTDmin in stroke patients showed moderate to high correlations with gait speed and observational gait scale. PTDmin adequately reflected gait quality without being affected by apparent improvements due to frontal compensatory patterns. 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